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[Transference focused psychotherapy].

Frank Yeomans, Jill C Delaney, André Renaud

    Sante Mentale Au Quebec
    |February 7, 2008
    PubMed
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    Transference focused psychotherapy (TF-P) helps individuals with borderline personality disorder integrate their internal world. By analyzing the therapeutic relationship, TF-P addresses rigid self and other representations to foster a coherent sense of self.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Psychiatry
    • Psychotherapy

    Background:

    • Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by fragmented internal representations of self and others.
    • Object relations theory posits that internalized relationships structure the psyche.
    • Individuals with BPD struggle to integrate these internal representations, leading to extreme interpersonal views.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To describe Transference Focused Psychotherapy (TF-P) as a specialized psychodynamic treatment for BPD.
    • To explain the theoretical underpinnings of TF-P based on object relations theory.
    • To outline the therapeutic process and goals of TF-P for BPD patients.

    Main Methods:

    • TF-P utilizes psychodynamic principles and object relations theory.

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  • The core method involves analyzing the patient's relationship with the therapist.
  • Initial stages include diagnostic interviews and establishing a treatment contract.

    • Main Results:

    • TF-P aims to foster integration of the internal representational world.
    • Analysis of the transference reveals internalized self and other representations and affects.
    • The therapy facilitates awareness and integration of these representations.

    Conclusions:

    • TF-P offers a specialized approach for treating BPD by targeting fragmented internal object relations.
    • Understanding and integrating internal representations through the therapeutic relationship is key to BPD treatment.
    • The goal is to move patients from rigid, extreme views to a more coherent sense of self and others.