Managing Intense Emotions and Overcoming Self-Destructive Habits Bell Lorraine
Managing Intense Emotions and Overcoming Self-Destructive Habits Bell Lorraine What is borderline personality disorder and what can people with borderline problems do to help themselves?The treatment…
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Managing Intense Emotions and Overcoming Self-Destructive Habits Bell Lorraine
What is borderline personality disorder and what can people with borderline problems do to help themselves?The treatment of personality disorder is a major concern facing current mental health services. Managing Intense Emotions and Overcoming Self-Destructive Habits is a self-help manual for people who would meet the diagnosis of 'emotionally unstable' or 'borderline personality disorder' (BPD), outlining a brief intervention which is based on a model of treatment known to be effective for other conditions, such as anxiety, depression and bulimia.The manual describes the problem areas, the skills needed to overcome them and how these skills can be developed. Specialist therapies are often not available and many people with these problems drop out of treatment.
It is designed to be used with the help of professional mental health staff, ideally in a group with