Effective Management of Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents: A Comprehensive Handbook

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a prevalent mental health condition affecting 11% to 22% of adolescents seeking outpatient care and 33% to 49% of those in inpatient units. Despite its high incidence, BPD remains underdiagnosed, and mental health professionals often lack sufficient training in its fundamentals and clinical management.

The Handbook of Good Psychiatric Management for Adolescents With Borderline Personality Disorder addresses this gap by providing essential guidelines for clinicians. Adapted from Dr. John Gunderson’s Good Psychiatric Management (GPM) approach, this manual demystifies BPD in young people, outlining common challenges and proposing alternative interventions.

Practical Guidance for Effective Treatment

The handbook uses case vignettes featuring key decision points to demonstrate the application of Good Psychiatric Management for Adolescents (GPM-A) principles in various settings. Speech bubbles throughout the book offer suggestions for communicating effectively with adolescent patients, making complex explanations accessible and engaging.

Although the GPM-A principles are evidence-based and informed by real-world experience, they are not intended as a definitive treatment approach. Rather, they provide a roadmap for “good enough” care, even in the absence of specialized treatments, and encourage clinicians to adapt the lessons for their practice.

The education provided in the handbook is designed to be shared with patients, their families, schools, clinical teams, and trainees, serving as a valuable resource for motivation and perseverance in treatment.

Product Details:

• Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
• Publication Date: June 8, 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9781615373932, 9781615373949