title: Psychodynamic treatments of self-injury.
abstract: The authors address psychodynamic therapies, particularly transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP), in the treatment of patients who present with non-suicidal self-injury. In doing so, they briefly discuss various psychodynamic approaches with empirical evidence for their effectiveness. They describe TFP, including its treatment rationale, putative change mechanisms, and outcome research. They then present a case illustration of a patient with borderline personality disorder who engages in non-suicidal self-injury to demonstrate how TFP can be applied to such cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA. klevy@psu.edu
authors.forename: Kenneth N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: Frank E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Yeomans
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Diamond
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D004532:Ego; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009769:Object Attachment; D011379:Prognosis; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy / Q000379:methods; D013811:Psychotherapeutic Processes; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D019455:Self Psychology; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology; D014167:Transference, Psychology; D016896:Treatment Outcome