title: Borderline personality disorder: nursing interventions using dialectical behavioral therapy.
abstract: Psychotherapeutic treatment of people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) is one of the greatest challenges confronting mental health professionals today. Clients with BPD are often difficult for nurses to work with, perhaps due to a lack of understanding of the underlying dynamics of the disorder. This article describes effective treatment strategies for BPD with a central focus on dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT). In typical mental health settings, nurses can effectively implement interventions using the concepts of DBT to help people with BPD build effective coping strategies and skillful behavioral responses for improved quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA. lvosborne2002@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Unda L
authors.initials: UL
authors.lastname: Osborne
authors.forename: Judith Fry
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: McComish
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs