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Author Stone, Michael H., 1933-

Title The fate of borderline patients : successful outcome and psychiatric practice / Michael H. Stone ; foreword by Allen Frances
Published New York : Guilford Press, [1990]
©1990

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Description xx, 357 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Series Diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
Diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.
Contents Machine derived contents note: Table of contents for The fate of borderline patients : successful outcome and psychiatric practice / Michael H. Stone ; foreword by Allen Frances. -- -- -- Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog -- Information from electronic data provided by the publisher. May be incomplete or contain other coding. -- -- 1. Introduction to the Study. 2. The Borderline Patients: Definitions and Earlier Studies. 3. General Results and Outcome on Major Variables. 4. Suicide and Suicidal Behavior. 5. Parental Morbidity, Subsequent Morbidity, and Striking ̀€̀€Borderline'' Characteristics in Borderline Patients. 6. Personality Subtypes among the Borderline Patients. 7. The Impact of Life Events: Early Loss, Incest, and Parental Brutality. 8. Gender Differences and Factors Affecting Women's Outcomes. 9. Substance Abuse and Its Effects on Outcome. 10. Other Factors Affecting Outcome. 11. Outcomes for the Borderline Patients: Correlations and Case Vignettes. 12. Disorders Presenting with Psychosis. 13. Outcome Patterns. 14. Effects of Therapist and Type of Therapy. 15. Counterintuitive Results. 16. Afterword. -- Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Borderline personality disorder Treatment, Borderline personality disorder Prognosis, Borderline Personality Disorder, Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-346) and index
Subject Borderline personality disorder -- Prognosis.
Borderline personality disorder -- Treatment.
Borderline Personality Disorder.
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
LC no. 90003079
ISBN 0898623995