Evidence-Based Psychodynamic Therapies for the Treatment of Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder

Abstract: Background: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a serious health issue associated with a high burden for the individual and society. Among the “Big Four” of evidence-based treatments for patients with BPD are two psychodynamic therapies that have evolved from classic psychoanalytic treatment with a change of setting and change of focus: Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP) and Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT). Aims: This overview provides a comparison of the two treatments in terms of stance, clinical concepts, costs and key interventions. Furthermore, the current literature on the efficacy of both treatments is reviewed. Results: While TFP focuses on the content of disintegrated representations of self and other, MBT focuses on the processing of mental states. Both treatments diverge in their clinical concepts and interventions for the treatment of BPD. Conclusion: Although both treatments are regarded as effective in treating BPD, no direct comparison of both treatmen.... https://cpe.psychopen.eu/index.php/cpe/article/view/2377

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Evidence-Based Psychodynamic Therapies for the Treatment of Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder ; volume:1 ; number:2 ; day:28 ; month:06 ; year:2019 ; Clinical psychology in Europe ; 1, Heft 2 (28.06.2019)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Svenja Taubner ; Jana Volkert

Further information

• DOI: 10.32872/cpe.v1i2.30639
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020101416032966307676
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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