Redefining borderline syndromes as posttraumatic and rediscovering emotional containment as a first stage in treatment

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 20-25

  Goodwin, Jean M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch ^*

^c Houston Galveston Psychoanal Inst   (United States)

Author keywords

Borderline personality disorder; Childhood trauma; Complex post traumatic stress disorder; Dialectical behavioral therapy; Traumatic dissociation

Indexed keywords

BORDERLINE STATE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SURVIVOR; SYNDROME; UNITED STATES;

BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; HUMANS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS; SYNDROME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 11144314816     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260504268089     Document Type: Review

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