Common strategies for cultivating a positive therapy relationship in the treatment of borderline personality disorder

Journal of Psychotherapy Integration

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 20-29

  McMain, Shelley F ^a,b   Boritz, Tali Z ^a,b   Leybman, Michelle J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Borderline personality disorder; Psychotherapy integration; Therapeutic alliance; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BORDERLINE STATE; CONFLICT; COUNTER TRANSFERENCE; DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL AWARENESS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EXPLORING RUPTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTALIZATION BASED THERAPY; MINDFULNESS; POSITIVE THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RESPONSIVENESS; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STRUCTURING TREATMENT; SUPERVISION OR TEAM INVOLVEMENT; THINKING; TRANSFERENCE; TRANSFERENCE FOCUSED THERAPY;

EID: 84925604625     PISSN: 10530479     EISSN: 15733696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0038768     Document Type: Article

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