Borderline Personality Disorder Demystified by Robert O. Friedel, M.D.
This book is both hopeful and compassionate. This comprehensive book covers the history, causes and course of the disorder as well as the most common pharmacological and therapeutic treatments. Through a compassionate and hopeful approach, Friedel sheds light on all the intricacies of borderline personality disorder, such as the course it takes, the difficulties in diagnosing it, and the types of treatment available, and offers effective advice on the best ways to cope with it.
The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook by Daniel L. Fox, Ph.D.
This groundbreaking and comprehensive workbook meets you where you are on your journey, and provides an integrative approach to treating BPD drawing on evidence-based dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and interpersonal therapy. You’ll gain a greater understanding of your BPD, uncover your own emotional triggers, and discover your own personal motivators for positive change.
Your BPD has determined how you see and live your life, but it doesn’t have to define you forever.
Loving Someone with Borderline Personality Disorder by Shari Y. Manning, Ph.D.
People with borderline personality disorder (BPD) can be intensely caring, warm, smart, and funny—but their behavior often drives people away. If you're struggling in a tumultuous relationship with someone with BPD, this is the book for you! Dr. Shari Manning helps you understand why your loved one has such difficulty with emotional regulations—and how to change the way you can respond. Learn to use simple and powerful strategies that can defuse crises, establish better boundaries, and radically transform your relationship.
Stop Walking on Eggshells by Paul T. Mason and Randi Kreger
This self-help guide that helps the family members and friends of individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) understand this self-destructive disorder and learn what they can do to cope with it and take care of themselves. It is designed to help them understand how the disorder affects their loved ones and recognize what they can do to get off the emotional roller coasters and take care of themselves.Your BPD has determined how you see and live your life, but it doesn’t have to define you forever.