Interview: Otto F. Kernberg, M.D., F.A.P.A., Developer of Object Relations Psychoanalytic Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder

1998 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lata K. McGinn
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Object Relations ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Psychoanalytic Therapy

An object relations perspective on borderline personality

2002 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. E. Yeomans ◽  
K. N. Levy
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Cognitive Science ◽  
Object Relations ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Developmental Psychology ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Object Relations Theory

One of the principal formulations of borderline personality disorder is based on object relations theory, a component of psychoanalytic theory. To remain relevant, psychoanalytic formulations must find support from empirical research. After summarizing the object relations understanding of borderline personality, the authors review studies in biological neuroscience, developmental psychology and cognitive science related to the fundamental concepts of object relations theory as it aplies to borderline pathology. This review suggests that these empirical studies support psychoanalytic formulations originally derived from clinical practice and observation.

Impairments in Object Relations and Chronicity of Suicidal Behavior in Individuals With Borderline Personality Disorder

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie C. Lewis ◽  
Kevin B. Meehan ◽  
Nicole M. Cain ◽  
Philip S. Wong ◽  
A. Jill Clemence ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Object Relations ◽  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Borderline Personality

Borderline Personality Disorder

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gloria Hegge
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Object Relations ◽  
Brain Imaging ◽  
Historical Development ◽  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Evidence Based Treatments ◽  
Margaret Mahler

The historical development of the borderline concept is traced up through the development of the diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD). Treatments for BPD during the 1970s and 1980s are discussed, including the object relations theories of Margaret Mahler and James Masterson, as well as trauma theory described by Judith Herman. Three evidence-based treatments (EBTs) that have emerged from the 1990s to the present time are described, as well as findings from brain imaging techniques and how new EBTs and neuroimaging have changed the view of this disorder.

scholarly journals Managing the clinical encounter with patients with borderline personality disorder in a general psychiatry setting: key contributions from transference-focused psychotherapy

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 229-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tennyson Lee ◽  
Richard G. Hersh
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Object Relations ◽  
Clinical Encounter ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
List Type ◽  
Object Relations Theory ◽  
General Psychiatry ◽  
Treatment Contract ◽  
Transference Focused Psychotherapy

SUMMARYThis article describes how the core principles and techniques of transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP) can be used in general psychiatry to help in the management of patients with borderline personality disorder (or other moderate to severe personality disorders). It focuses on: knowledge – appreciating how an understanding of object relations assists the clinician in assessment and treatment; attitude – developing a stance to manage the confusing and negative feelings that may arise in both clinician and patient; and skills – describing how use of TFP techniques (technical neutrality, analysing the transference and countertransference, and judicious use of interpretation) helps the clinician to continue thinking in the fraught clinical encounter. The structural (including contemporary object relations) and structured approach in TFP are exemplified in clinical vignettes.LEARNING OBJECTIVESAfter reading this article you will be able to: •Apply an understanding of object relations theory to interactions with patients with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)•Describe the use of the treatment contract and technical neutrality•Understand and better manage the countertransference in working with patients with BPDDECLARATION OF INTERESTNone.

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