Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents ~ Paperback ~ Blaise A. Aguirre

"Borderilne Personality Disorder in Adolescents" offers parents, caregivers, and adolescents themselves a complete understanding of this complex and tough-to-treat disorder. It thoroughly explains what it is and what a patient's treatment options are. Author Blaise A. Aguirre, M.D., describes the cutting edge treatments and brings into focus what we do and don't know about this condition. He explains the most advanced techniques available, including the revolutionary new treatment called dialectic behaviour therapy. Readers will learn the differences between BPD and other adolescent psychiatric diagnoses; treatment options (e.g., medication and therapy); how to choose the right therapist; how to determine when impatient treatment is necessary; how to enforce boundaries; how to take care of and protect yourself; and practical techniques for effective communication with those who have BPD.Author BiographyBlaise Aguirre, M.D., is a board-certified psychiatrist and clinical instructor in psychiatry at Harvard University School of Medicine. He has been a staff psychiatrist at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts, since 2000, and has been recognised for his work in the treatment of BPD in adolescence. In May 2007 he was named director of the newly opened Adolescent Dialectic Behavior Therapy Treatment Center at McLean - targeted specifically at treating adolescents with BPD and other complex conditions