Time-limit psychotherapy of the hospitalized borderline patient.
This article shows that borderline patients can be effectively treated by a time-limited hospitalization and psychotherapy which sets clear limits within a neutral corrective atmosphere. Clarification to the patients that they have the capacity of choice of behavior is essential. Two case histories are included.
D000328:Adult; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003379:Countertransference; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief; D014167:Transference, Psychology