Handbook of Good Psychiatric Management for Adolescents With Borderline Personality Disorder

Lois Choi-Kain, Carla Sharp
APA Publishing
ISBN: ‎978-1615373932
June 2021

As many as 22% of adolescents seeking mental health care in outpatient clinics, and as many as 49% of those in inpatient units, meet the diagnostic criteria for borderline personality disorder (BPD). Despite its prevalence, however, BPD remains underdiagnosed. For mental health professionals treating adolescents, sufficient training regarding the fundamentals and clinical management of BPD also remains difficult to come by. Handbook of Good Psychiatric Management for Adolescents With Borderline Personality Disorder demystifies BPD in young people by using the principles of good psychiatric management (GPM) to offer clinicians essential guidelines for generalist care. The authors outline common problems that arise during each phase or aspect of treatment, from diagnosis and pharmacology to family interventions, and discuss how to address them.