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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).
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Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment Borderline of Personality Disorder M a r s h a M . Linehan, Ph.D. University of W a s h i n g t o n T H E G U I L F O R D PRESS N e w York London ©1993 The Guilford Press A Division of Guilford Publications, Inc. 72 Spring Street, N e w York, N Y 10012 www.guilford.com All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher. Printed in the United States of America This book is printed on acid-free paper. Last digit is print number: 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Linehan, Marsha. Cognitive-behavioral treatment of borderline personality disorder / Marsha M . Linehan. p. cm.—(Diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-89862-183-6 1. Borderline personality disorder—Treatment. 2. Cognitive therapy. I. Title. II. Series. [DNLM: 1. Borderline Personality Disorder—therapy. 2. Cognitive Therapy. 3. Behavior Therapy. W M 190 L754c 1993] RC569.5.B67L56 1993 616.85'8520651—dc20 DNLM/DLC for Library of Congress 93-20483 CIP To J o h n O'Brien, A l Leventhal, and Dick Gode. M o s t of the really g o o d strategies in this b o o k I learned f r o m them. DIAGNOSIS A N D T R E A T M E N T OF M E N T A L DISORDERS Allen Frances, M D , Series Editor T H E FATE OF BORDERLINE PATIENTS: SUCCESSFUL O U