Applications of Good Psychiatric Management for Borderline Personality Disorder

A Practical Guide

Lois W. Choi-kain, John G. Gunderson
APAP
432 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1615372256
April 2019

Practitioners encounter patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) with surprising frequency; indeed, 1 in 10 emergency room visits and 1 in 20 primary care appointments are estimated to involve people with BPD. Applications of Good Psychiatric Management for Borderline Personality Disorder: A Practical Guide was written not for the psychiatrist engaged in lengthy and complex psychotherapy with these patients but for the generalist who needs the basic skills to deliver good care to this sizeable patient population in need of help.