title: Integration of supportive psychotherapy with case management for older adults with borderline personality disorder.
abstract: This article attempts to demonstrate how supportive psychotherapy may serve as a companion therapeutic modality for case management activities with older adult clients suffering with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Justification for this approach is provided and techniques and interventions are identified. Three case examples demonstrating the modalities integration are provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Welfare, University of California-Los Angeles, Lusckin School of Public Affairs, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1656, USA. clark@spa.ucla.edu
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012947:Social Work / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*