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Use of a Psychophysiological Script-driven Imagery Experiment to Study Trauma-related Dissociation in Borderline Personality Disorder
Published on: March 8, 2018
Parents with Borderline Personality Disorder - approaches to early intervention
1Director, Centre for Womens Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia Louise.newman@thewomens.org.au.
Objective:
This paper aims to describe the issues confronting parents with a history of attachment-related trauma and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and outline contemporary approaches to intervention.
Method:
The paper discusses recent reviews of parenting and BPD and outlines recent clinical developments.
Result:
BPD raises significant challenges for parents, with potential adverse impact on infant attachment and development.
Conclusion:
Approaches to early intervention should focus on improving the parental capacity as an attachment figure and their sensitivity to infant emotional communication.
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