Borderline syndrome [electronic resource] : a personality disorder of our time / by John Peter Spellos.

Borderline syndrome [electronic resource] : a personality disorder of our time / by John Peter Spellos.

New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 1989.

English

This edition in English.

1 online resource (75 min.).

Patients diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder are a growing and burdensome population in mental health facilities. Since the diagnosis is fairly new, there is a great need for more information. Borderline Syndrome offers a clear presentation of what is currently known about the disorder. It provides explicit information about the patient as well as the views of the leading therapists in the field. Doctors such as James Masterson and John Gunderson offer their informed ideas concerning causation, development, diagnosis and treatment. Dr. James Masterson: Overview of the Borderline Syndrome. 58 min. Dr. Masterson examines the etiology of the syndrome as well as the complex symptoms leading to diagnosis. Sale $79.95. Dr. Marilyn Gewacke: A Borderline Out-Patient Program. 48 min. Dr. Gewacke presents an innovative and comprehensive treatment and management program to supplement out-patient treatment. Sale $79.95. Dr. Marilyn Gewacke, director of one of the few Borderline out-patient programs in the country, talks about innovative treatment modalities. Dr. Renate Wack, Executive Director at Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center in New York, treats the subject of the male Borderline in prison. Rare footage shows in-depth conversations with patients who express their personal feelings about the illness and its treatment. We learn about their early life and the frustration and pain they experience as they attempt to understand what is happening to them. Staff members at a psychiatric hospital share their strategies for dealing with the enormous demands made by these patients.

Originally released as DVD.
Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).

For College; Adult audiences.

40th Institute on Hospital and Community Psychiatry, 1988
American Psychiatric Association, 1989
Hon. Men., National Council on Family Relations, 1989
Western Psychological Association, 1988

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