Borderline: Understanding the Patients that Psychologists Fear

This article explores what it’s like to live with borderline personality disorder. What Causes BPD? Sufferers of BPD often experienced neglect, abuse or unstable attachments as children. Borderlines lack coping skills because they failed to learn them as children. Borderline sufferers did not have their emotions regularly validated as children. They were taught that the world and those closest to them in it should be expected to be unstable and unpredictable and their responses should coincide accordingly. Have more questions? Check out this frequently asked questions guide to BPD. What is the Treatment for BPD? Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) has been found to be most effective for helping borderline patients. Designed by Marsha Linehan, herself a BPD sufferer, DBT attempts to teach the patient the emotional regulation coping skills mislearned as a child. It is based on ideas of self and situational acceptance and mindfulness (presence in the moment, instead of constant emotional monitoring). You can learn more about borderline personality disorder treatment here.
Source: World of Psychology - Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Tags: Borderline Personality Disorders General Psychotherapy Treatment Borderline Patients Borderline Personality Disorder Borderline Personality Disorder Bpd Borderlines Demystification Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Emotional Reactions Source Type: blogs