title: The challenge of working with patients diagnosed as having a borderline personality disorder.
abstract: Patients with a borderline personality disorder evoke unique problems and treatment dilemmas among members of an inpatient treatment team. This article explores the essential interplay of various treatment modalities during the course of intensive inpatient hospitalization and also describes guidelines, approaches, and therapeutic interventions aimed at reducing destructive influences and maximizing treatment outcome.
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008884:Milieu Therapy; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group