Comments on: The Families of Borderline Patients: The Psychological Environment Revisited http://www.psychiatrymmc.com/the-families-of-borderline-patients-the-psychological-environment-revisited/ A peer-reviewed journal providing evidence-based information to practicing clinicians Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:32:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Dr. John http://www.psychiatrymmc.com/the-families-of-borderline-patients-the-psychological-environment-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-823 Dr. John Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:17:38 +0000 http://www.psychiatrymmc.com/?p=836#comment-823 So the most widespread and, arguably, data-backed model of BPD of the last decade is Dialectical Behavior Therapy, which formulates BPD as the product of low self-regulation and an emotionally invalidating environment. Whether these authors concur with this formulation or not, by leaving it out of a review of environmental elements associated with BPD they have short-changed their audience of educational content. In my clincal experience, the persisting habit of stigmatizing "borderlines" does not result in helpful therapy for them. DBT does. So the most widespread and, arguably, data-backed model of BPD of the last decade is Dialectical Behavior Therapy, which formulates BPD as the product of low self-regulation and an emotionally invalidating environment. Whether these authors concur with this formulation or not, by leaving it out of a review of environmental elements associated with BPD they have short-changed their audience of educational content.

In my clincal experience, the persisting habit of stigmatizing “borderlines” does not result in helpful therapy for them. DBT does.

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