title: Psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This paper aims to provide a succinct overview of the factors common to empirically validated psychotherapies for borderline personality disorder (BPD), including the treatment structure required.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Individual psychotherapy remains the cornerstone of treatment for BPD. Factors common to empirically validated modalities of therapeutic treatment have been identified. These need to be provided within an individualised and structured treatment framework. Improved outcome of treatment for BPD can then be achieved.
authors.affiliation: Senior Clinical Advisor, Spectrum Personality Disorder Service for Victoria; Consultant Psychiatrist, St. Vincent's Mental Health Service; Senior Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia jobeatson@ozemail.com.au.
authors.forename: Josephine
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Beatson
authors.affiliation: Executive Director, Spectrum Personality Disorder Service for Victoria, Eastern Health; Deputy Chair, Australian BPD Foundation; Director of Advanced Training (Psychotherapies), Vic, RANZCP; and Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology and Psychiatry, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Sathya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*
keywords: borderline personality disorder; effective treatments; psychotherapy