Kriss, Alexander

Borderline : the biography of a personality disorder / Alexander Kriss, PhD. - 291 pages ; 24 cm :

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: collective psychosis
Prehistory: the first session
Splits, hysteria, and the invention of psychotherapy: Fifth Century BCE-1885 CE
Psychic death: sessions, weeks 2-19
Seduction and fantasy: 1896-1923
Fears: sessions, months 6-10
Confusion of the tongues: 1908-1933
Love: sessions, months 10-12
Identity crises: 1939-1980
Self-discovery: sessions, year 2
Diffusion: 1973-2011
Normality: sessions, year 3
Integration: 1980-2023
Borderline: sessions, year 6

"An intimate, compassionate, and expansive portrait of Borderline Personality Disorder that rejects the conventional wisdom that the condition is untreatable and those diagnosed with it are "difficult," told by a psychologist who specializes in BPD"--

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Borderline personality disorder--Popular works.
Trastornos de personalidad limítrofe
Borderline personality disorder--History.
Borderline personality disorder--Patients.
Borderline personality disorder--Patients--Anecdotes.
Trastornos de la personalidad
Psicoterapia
Terapia cognoscitiva

BF 818 / K92b 2024

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