How to Talk to a Borderline

Download or read book How to Talk to a Borderline written by Joan Lachkar and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-01-07 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In How to Talk to a Borderline, Joan Lachkar introduces Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and outlines the challenges and difficulties it presents to clinicians. She expands current understanding of BPD by outlining eight different kinds of borderline personality disorders and how each of these requires specific communication techniques and methods. Case examples are offered throughout the text and in some cases describe the kinds of partners borderlines attract. This book offers new approaches to communicating, working with, and treating borderline personality disorders while integrating more contemporary treatment methods.