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"These two companion volumes are an impressive summary of Marsha Linehan's work which is increasingly well-known on both sides of the Atlantic....The book is also an encyclopaedia of all problems ever encountered wih borderline patients, offering usually well thought-out therapeutic strategies....I would warmly recommend these books to anyone who is involved in treating borderline patients or is interested in innovative cognitive-behavioural approaches..." --_British Journal of Guidance and Counseling_

"...If you decide to expand your knowledge of this interesting linkage [between BPD and family violence], this is the only book you will need to read. Marsha Linehan's Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder is the very best work done on the topic to date. It is extraordinarily well written. The examples are well chosen. The documentation is superb...The last section of the book describes specific therapeutic strategies for structuring the treatment plan. Nothing is forgotten, nor left undone in these sections. It is the most exacting and well thought out treatment plan I have ever seen written for any disorder. From this perspective, it is a useful book to read for guidance or insight on treating any mental health disorder...I have tried to find shortcomings with this book. I can find none. It is one of the best pieces of clinical work ever written. No matter what your clinical or research focus of interest, you will gain immensely from reading Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder." --_Journal of Family Violence_

"....We highly recommend this text and its companion training manual to those interested in treating the borderline patient." -_-Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic_

"This is a very comprehensive book of over 500 pages and is accompanied by a skills training manual based upon the book and theory.....This approach represents a `gold standard' for treatment of this diagnostic category." --_Behavior Research and Therapy_

"Linehan's book was assigned to our class as first year doctoral students in clinical psychology as we embarked on our very first clinical experiences....we found the book rich in information useful for a wide variety of clinical issues, including interpersonal validation, case conceptualization, problem solving, contingency procedures, skills training, and communication strategies....Linehan's treatment program is an extremely valuable resource for novice therapists, as well as more experienced clinicians interested in integrating useful and creative strategies in their therapeutic work." --_The Scientist Practitioner_

"Presents workable concepts concerning the conduct of psychotherapy that are especially applicable to psychopathological behavior that is unusually resistant to change." --_American Journal of Psychotherapy_

"Dr. Linehan has published a magnum opus here in presenting an amazingly comprehensive, clearly teachable, and learnable treatment approach to difficult patients....A volume that belongs on every therapist's bookshelf." --_Voracious Reader_

"This book presents a detailed, cognitive-behavioral, biosocial approach to persons impaired by this disorder....Presents a thorough review of BPD, a good general review of cognitive-behavioral interventions, and the specific application of these basic principles to BPD. The author's approach is based on scientific data, and communicates a true appreciation of the person attempting to cope with BPD...Readers of this journal who are in search of a skills-based approach to BPD that is pragmatic, comprehensive, and easily learned should find this book of interest." --_Psychosocial Rehabilitation Journal_

"Patients with borderline personality disorder have been traditionally difficult to assess and difficult to treat successfully. This text constructs a new treatment paradigm for this disorder (an important symptom of which is suicidal behavior), combining aspects of behavioral, strategic, psychoanalytic, and other treatment modalities into a clinically proven program...." --BIOLOGICAL ABSTRACTS/RRM
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....We highly recommend this text and its companion training manual to those interested in treating the borderline patient -- Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic

Dr. Linehan has published a magnum opus here in presenting an amazingly comprehensive, clearly teachable, and learnable treatment approach to difficult patients....A volume that belongs on every therapist's bookshelf -- Voracious Reader

Every once in a very long while in our field, a clinical innovation is introduced that profoundly improves patient care. Marsha Linehan's development of a cognitive-behavioral approach to borderline personality disorder is such a rare innovation....Her techniques are clear, teachable, and learnable, and make good common sense to the therapist and the patient. Dr. Linehan's methods have greatly improved my treatment of borderline individuals and my teaching of others in how best to understand and treat these patients -- Allen Frances, M.D.

These two companion volumes are an impressive summary of Marsha Linehan's work which is increasingly well-known on both sides of the Atlantic....The book is also an encyclopedia of all problems ever encountered with borderline patients, offering usually well thought-out therapeutic strategies....I would warmly recommend these books to anyone who is involved in treating borderline patients or is interested in innovative cognitive-behavioral approaches... -- British Journal of Guidance and Counseling

This is a very comprehensive book of over 500 pages and is accompanied by a skills training manual based upon the book and theory.....This approach represents a `gold standard' for treatment of this diagnostic category -- Behavior Research and Therapy

Product Description

University of Washington. Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders Series. Text for clinical psychologists or psychiatrists giving an overview of borderline personality disorder and presenting the author's preferred form of treatment, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT).