TY - JOUR
T1 - A psychodynamic treatment for severe personality disorders
T2 - Issues in treatment development
AU - Clarkin, John F.
AU - Levy, Kenneth N.
PY - 2003/1/1
Y1 - 2003/1/1
N2 - We describe a psychodynamic treatment modified for patients with severe personality disorders identified as borderline personality disorder in DSM-IV, Axis II, and understood as borderline personality organization from a psychoanalytic perspective. This treatment is labeled transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP) in order to highlight the centrality of working with these patients in the here-and-now treatment interaction. The empirical development of TFP is described, including the generation of a treatment manual, the utility of various methods to teach the treatment, and preliminary data on efficacy. The latest step in the development of this treatment is an ongoing randomized clinical trial comparing the efficacy of TFP to a cognitive-behavioral and a supportive treatment.
AB - We describe a psychodynamic treatment modified for patients with severe personality disorders identified as borderline personality disorder in DSM-IV, Axis II, and understood as borderline personality organization from a psychoanalytic perspective. This treatment is labeled transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP) in order to highlight the centrality of working with these patients in the here-and-now treatment interaction. The empirical development of TFP is described, including the generation of a treatment manual, the utility of various methods to teach the treatment, and preliminary data on efficacy. The latest step in the development of this treatment is an ongoing randomized clinical trial comparing the efficacy of TFP to a cognitive-behavioral and a supportive treatment.
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U2 - 10.1080/07351692309349033
DO - 10.1080/07351692309349033
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:0038244057
VL - 23
SP - 248
EP - 267
JO - Psychoanalytic Inquiry
JF - Psychoanalytic Inquiry
SN - 0735-1690
IS - 2
ER -