Emotional processing in a ten‐session general psychiatric treatment for borderline personality disorder: a case study. (February 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Berthoud, Laurent; Kramer, Ueli; Caspar, Franz; Pascual‐Leone, Antonio
• Is Part Of: Personality and mental health. Volume 9:Number 1(2015:Feb.)
• Page Start: 73
• Page End: 78
• Publication Date: 2015-02
• Subjects: Personality disorders -- Periodicals; 616.8581005
• DOI: 10.1002/pmh.1287
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1932-8621

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>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 &amp; Sons, Ltd.</p> </abstract>