Layden, Mary Anne / Newman, Coru F. / Freeman, Arthur / Byers Morse, Susan — COGNITIVE THERAPY FOR BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER.

Boston, Allyn and Bacon, 1995. 5th printing 218 pp. hardcover . This is the first comprehensive practitioner's guide to using cognitive therapy techniques for patients diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. It covers all the important facets of advanced cognitive therapy in detail. Combining developmental perspectives with here-and-now intervention techniques, the authors discuss methods of conceptualizing borderline cases and developing treatment plans, techniques for establishing a collaborative therapeutic relationship with borderline patients, ways to apply standard cognitive techniques in their treatment, and advanced schema-focused strategies developed specifically for use with patients exhibiting borderline characteristics. In addition, they provide five extensive, engrossing case studies that illustrate the conceptualization and treatment process. Name first endpaper. Otherwise as new.