Handbook of Good Psychiatric Management for Adolescents With Borderline Personality Disorder

The Handbook of Good Psychiatric Management for Adolescents With Borderline Personality Disorder is a resource for clinicians that provides guidelines for diagnosing and treating BPD in young people. It is based on Dr. John Gunderson's good psychiatric management (GPM) and uses GPM-A to demystify the disorder, describing common problems and offering alternative interventions. The handbook is intended to be shared with patients, their families, schools, clinical teams, and trainees as a resource for motivation in persevering with treatment.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 330 pages
\n Publication date: 07 August 2021
\n Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
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Between 11% and 22% of adolescents seeking mental health care in outpatient clinics, and between 33% and 49% of those in inpatient units, meet the diagnostic criteria for borderline personality disorder (BPD). Despite its high prevalence and the significant social and economic costs associated with it, BPD remains underdiagnosed, and mental health professionals treating adolescents often lack sufficient training in its fundamentals and clinical management.

The Handbook of Good Psychiatric Management for Adolescents With Borderline Personality Disorder aims to address this gap by providing clinicians with essential guidelines for treating young individuals with BPD. Adapted from Dr. John Gunderson's renowned good psychiatric management (GPM), a resource-efficient generalist treatment for adults with BPD, this manual employs GPM for adolescents (GPM-A) to demystify BPD in young people. It offers a comprehensive description of common problems that arise during each phase or aspect of treatment, from patient rejection of the diagnosis and conflicts among clinicians providing care to nonadherence to medications and concerns about stigma.

Case vignettes featuring key decision points present alternative interventions and demonstrate how to apply the book's concepts in various settings. Throughout the handbook, speech bubbles provide suggestions for how to phrase explanations and interventions to effectively communicate with adolescent patients at an appropriate level.

While the pragmatic GPM-A principles outlined in this book are based on real-world experience and supported by scientific evidence, they are not intended to be a standalone treatment. Rather, they serve as a road map to provide good enough care, even in the absence of specialized treatments. Clinicians are encouraged to adapt the lessons and tailor them to their specific patient populations and clinical contexts.

By providing comprehensive guidance and practical strategies, the Handbook of Good Psychiatric Management for Adolescents With Borderline Personality Disorder aims to improve the outcomes and well-being of young individuals with BPD and their families. It is a valuable resource for mental health professionals working with adolescents and a testament to the importance of timely diagnosis, effective treatment, and ongoing support for individuals struggling with this complex mental health condition.

\n Weight: 450g\n
Dimension: 155 x 232 x 18 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781615373932\n \n