A Developmental Model of Borderline Personality Disorder

Download or read book A Developmental Model of Borderline Personality Disorder written by Patricia Hoffman Judd and published by American Psychiatric Pub. This book was released on 2003 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book emphasizes a developmental approach to BPD based on an in-depth study of inpatients at Chestnut Lodge in Rockville, Maryland, during the years 1950 through 1975 and the authors' thirty years of clinical and supervisory experience. Using information gleaned from the original clinical notes and follow-up studies, the authors present four intriguing case studies to chart the etiology, long-term course, and clinical manifestations of BPD.