Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-173) and index.
Contents:
Attachment -- Normal development and the real self -- Borderline personality disorder development and the false self -- Compassionate attunement : igniting the self -- Stance, neutrality, and frame with the borderline patient -- Listening and speaking to the borderline patient : an invitation to a secure separation -- Psychotherapy : another chance to be real -- Terri : destitute and desperate for help -- Susan : immobilized, helpless, and hopeless -- Laura : tormented and in trouble -- Practical considerations -- Now and then, here and there, change happens.
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