## Abstract This article describes the rationale for applying interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) to the treatment of patients who have borderline personality disorder and explains the adaptation of standard IPT to that end. The authors describe the preliminary stages of adapting IPT for a pilot stud
Psychotherapy of borderline personality disorder
β Scribed by M. C. Zanarini
- Book ID
- 109342716
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 92 KB
- Volume
- 120
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-690X
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