Research Article

Advances in the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder: An Introduction to the Special Issue

Corresponding Author

Shelley F. McMain

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and University of Toronto

Please address correspondence to: Shelley F. McMain, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 33 Russell St., Toronto, Ontario, M5S 251 Canada. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author

Shelley F. McMain,

Corresponding Author

Shelley F. McMain

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and University of Toronto

First published: 03 August 2015

https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22201

Citations: 9

Share a link

Email
Wechat
Bluesky

Abstract

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.

Selected References and Recommended Readings

Bateman, A., & Krawitz, R. (2013). Borderline personality disorder: An evidence-based guide for generalist mental health professionals. New York: Oxford University Press.
10.1093/med:psych/9780199644209.001.0001
Google Scholar
Dimeff, L. A., Woodcock, E. A., Harned, M. S., & Beadnell, B. (2011). Can dialectical behavior therapy be learned in highly structured learning environments? Results from a randomized controlled dissemination trial. Behavior Therapy, 42(2), 263–275.
10.1016/j.beth.2010.06.004
PubMed Web of Science® Google Scholar
Gunderson, J. G., & Links, P. (2014). Handbook of good psychiatric management for borderline personality disorder. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing.
10.1176/appi.books.9781615378432
Google Scholar
Gunderson, J. G., Morey, L. C., Stout, R. L., Skodol, A. E., Shea, M. T., McGlashan, T. H., . . . Bender, D. S. (2004). Major depressive disorder and borderline personality disorder revisited: Longitudinal interactions. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 65(8), 1049–1056.
10.4088/JCP.v65n0804
PubMed Web of Science® Google Scholar
Harned, M. S., Jackson, S. C., Comtois, K. A., & Linehan, M. M. (2010). Dialectical behavior therapy as a precursor to PTSD treatment for suicidal and/or self-injuring women with borderline personality disorder. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 23(4), 421–429.
10.1002/jts.20553
PubMed Web of Science® Google Scholar
Harned, M. S., Korslund, K. E., Foa, E. B., & Linehan, M. M. (2012). Treating PTSD in suicidal and self-injuring women with borderline personality disorder: Development and preliminary evaluation of a dialectical behavior therapy exposure protocol. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 50(6), 381–386.
10.1016/j.brat.2012.02.011
PubMed Web of Science® Google Scholar
Harned, M. S., Korslund, K. E., & Linehan, M. M. (2014). A pilot randomized controlled trial of dialectical behavior therapy with and without the dialectical behavior therapy prolonged exposure protocol for suicidal and self-injuring women with borderline personality disorder and PTSD. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 55, 7–17.
10.1016/j.brat.2014.01.008
PubMed Web of Science® Google Scholar
Linehan, M. M., Armstrong, H. E., Suarez, A., Allmon, D., & Heard, H. L. (1991). Cognitive-behavioral treatment of chronically parasuicidal borderline patients. Archives of General Psychiatry, 48, 1060–1064.
10.1001/archpsyc.1991.01810360024003
CAS PubMed Web of Science® Google Scholar
Livesley, W. J. (2012). Moving beyond specialized therapies or borderline personality disorder: The importance of integrated domain-focused treatment. Psychodynamic Psychiatry, 40, 47–74.
10.1521/pdps.2012.40.1.47
PubMed Google Scholar
McMain, S. F., Boritz, T. Z., & Leybman, M. J. (2015). Common strategies for cultivating a positive therapy relationship in the treatment of borderline personality disorder. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 25(1), 20.
10.1037/a0038768
Web of Science® Google Scholar
McMain, S. F., Guimond, T., Streiner, D. L., Cardish, R. H., & Links, P. S. (2012). Dialectical behavior therapy compared with general psychiatric management for borderline personality disorder: Clinical outcomes and functioning over a 2-year follow-up. American Journal Psychiatry, 169, 650–661.
10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.11091416
PubMed Web of Science® Google Scholar
McMain, S. F., Links, P. S., Gnam, W. H., Guimond, T., Cardish, R. J., Korman, L., Streiner, D. L. (2009). A randomized trial of dialectical behavior therapy versus general psychiatric management for borderline personality disorder. American Journal Psychiatry, 166, 1–10.
10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.09010039
Web of Science® Google Scholar
National Institute of Health. (2015). DBT for chronically self-harming individuals with BPD: Evaluating the clinical and cost effectiveness of a 6 mo. treatment. (Identifier: NCT02387736). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. Available at: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02387736?term=FASTER+DBT&rank=1 (Identification No.)
Google Scholar
Stoffers, J. M., Vollm, B. A., Rucker, G., Timmer, A., Huband, N., & Lieb, K. (2012). Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 8, CD005652.
PubMed Web of Science® Google Scholar
Zanarini M. C., Frankenburg F. R., Reich D. B., & Fitzmaurice G. (2012). Attainment and stability of sustained symptomatic remission and recovery among patients with borderline personality disorder and axis II comparison subjects: A 16-year prospective follow-up study. American Journal of Psychiatry, 169, 476–483.
10.1176/appi.ajp.2011.11101550
PubMed Web of Science® Google Scholar

Citing Literature

Volume71, Issue8

Special Issue:Advances in the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder

August 2015

Pages 741-746

Advances in the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder: An Introduction to the Special Issue

Abstract

Selected References and Recommended Readings

Citing Literature

References

Information

About Wiley Online Library

Help & Support

Opportunities

Connect with Wiley

Advances in the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder: An Introduction to the Special Issue

Abstract

Selected References and Recommended Readings

Citing Literature

References

Related

Information