Borderline Personality Disorder: New Reasons for Hope. by Mondimore, Francis Mark; Kelly, Patrick - 2011

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011. 1st ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minimal edgewear, bottom corner tip front cover bent, few tiny spots on bottom edge of pages, bottom corners of pages little bent. 296 pp. This book is an optimistic guide to borderline personality disorder (BPD). It provides information that brings newfound hope to those who have this painful disorder and to their family and friends. The authors, Francis Mark Mondimore and Patrick Kelly, explain that symptoms are the result of biological and behavioral problems, extremes of temperament, and impaired psychological coping - all of which may have a relationship with traumatic life events. With proper treatment, people with BPD can enjoy long remissions and improved quality of life.