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Emotional processing in a ten‐session general psychiatric treatment for borderline personality disorder: a case study
Author(s) -
Berthoud Laurent,
Kramer Ueli,
Caspar Franz,
PascualLeone Antonio
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
personality and mental health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.193
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1932-863X
pISSN - 1932-8621
DOI - 10.1002/pmh.1287
Subject(s) - borderline personality disorder , psychology , alliance , session (web analytics) , emotional distress , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , distress , personality , personality disorders , psychiatry , anxiety , social psychology , world wide web , political science , computer science , law
This study examines the effects of a borderline‐specific treatment, called general psychiatric management, on emotional change, outcome and therapeutic alliance of an outpatient presenting with borderline personality disorder. Based on the sequential model of emotional processing, emotional states were assessed in a 10‐session setting. The case showed an increase in expressions of distress and no change in therapeutic alliance and tended towards general deterioration. Results suggest emotional processing may play a lesser role in general psychiatric management in early phase treatment than previously hypothezised. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.