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Advances in the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder: An Introduction to the Special Issue
Author(s) -
McMain Shelley F.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.22201
Subject(s) - borderline personality disorder , psychology , psychotherapist , field (mathematics) , personality , face (sociological concept) , personality disorders , clinical psychology , psychoanalysis , sociology , social science , mathematics , pure mathematics
The past few decades have seen major progress in the treatment of borderline personality disorder (BPD), a condition that historically has been viewed as difficult to treat. Currently, several evidence‐based psychotherapies are available that have generated excitement and hope, yet these developments have also raised new problems that must be addressed. In this special issue, experts in the field of BPD have been invited to share their ideas on some viable directions in the treatment field. This commentary reviews the challenges we currently face and describes the treatment directions presented by the contributors.