| View Larger Image | The Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide | Paperbackby Alex Chapman (Author), Kim Gratz (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | New Harbinger Publications | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 256 Pages | | Publication Date: | November 01, 2007 | | Sales Rank: | 24,933th |
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Product Description
The book is organized as a series of answers to questions common to BPD sufferers: What is BPD? How long does it last? What other problems co-occur with BPD? Overviews what we currently know about BPD make up the first section of the book. Later chapters cover several common treatment approaches to BPD: dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), mentalization-based therapy (MBT), and medical treatment using psychoactive drugs. In the last sections of the book, readers learn a range of day-to-day coping skills that can help moderate the symptoms of BPD. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 13 reviews)
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Good book. More technical than some. by Jennifer Tant (Columbus, GA United States)  4 Stars
October 21, 2009
This book is better than some others I've seen. It offers helpful advice and explanations. It's sometimes more technical like a textbook than another great book for BPD called "Lost in the Mirror, 2nd ed.". This book is written ABOUT BPD whereas The Mirror book is written is TO the BPD patient.
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Very Helpful Guide by Michelle Entezari (Carlsbad, CA USA) 4 Stars
October 09, 2009
This has very helpful tips on what to do if you are having difficulty controlling the natural path of thoughts that are dominated by cognitive distortions rather than a healthy and realistic perspective. I would recommend getting "Sometimes I Act Crazy" by Kreisman et al., Learned Optimism by Seligman, Emotional Freedom by Orloff, and the CD Maximum Confidence by Canfield to round out the self-help library. I have repeatedly read or listened to all of these, and they have made an amazing difference in my mental well-being.
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Excellent Source of Information by Artist (USA)  5 Stars
August 16, 2009
Amazing! This book is full of great information on the disorder, diagnosis, treatment, and examples of people struggling with BPD. This is a tricky disorder to find accurate information on, this book is a must have for anyone who is interested in, dealing with, or knows someone who has BPD. I especially appreciate how the author does not push drug treatments and warns about starting a drug treatment as well. Thorough research is presented relating to drug testing trials and effects that prescriptions have one people with BPD. Easy read, very informative.
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Approach is BPD-friendly, and that's a good thing. by Reader (New York, NY USA)  3 Stars
August 10, 2009
Which is why, I think, so many reviews are from people with BPD. While I think there are many things in this book, especially DBT, that can be of tremendous help for people, it is important also to keep in mind that, though we may not like it, many of the traits of Borderline Personality do include things, such as manipulation, lying, splitting, pitting one against another, suicidal gestures, and irrational anger that do affect the people around the Borderline Personality Disordered person in negative ways. One of the main characteristics of any personality disorder is that the affected person sees it as everyone else's problem. This is why the approach of this book is valuable, as it appeals to the Borderline's desire for positive self-image. We all want this, of course, but we don't all have to struggle for it inspite of our ongoing pattern of destructive, manipulative, and chaotic behavior. As a therapist, I have chosen to stop treating personality-disordered patients, as the demands made on my personal life were simply too much. Like I said, this book is great for what it is, but I worry that family members and friends will feel yet another invalidation--another BPD telling them it's "just their imagination."
Don't get me wrong, I DO NOT think BPD's, or anyone, is evil. These people need help desperately, and usually have a strong charismatic energy that makes them attractive, even seeming "bigger than life." Unfortunately, I've seen too many people around the BPD who suffer and are traumatized, not because the Borderline is evil or wants to hurt people, but because of chronic emptiness the Borderline suffers. This chronic emptiness also results in an extremely low capacity for empathy with other people.
However, ultimately the important thing is what works. DBT is a great thing for everybody in general, in my opinion. And several other treatments in this book could have great benefit for someone who is suffering, and I do believe,and have seen, the great suffering, of BPD.
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Very helpful for my clients by Anne (Michigan, USA) 4 Stars
June 28, 2009
This book is full of helpful information, both for professionals and for people with BPD. I'm glad I invested the money!
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