Essential Papers on Borderline Disorders: One Hundred Years at the Border (Essential Papers in Psychoanalysis) [Paperback]

Michael H. Stone (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1986 | ISBN-10: 081477850X | ISBN-13: 978-0814778500 | Edition: 1

Essential Papers on Borderline Disorders: One Hundred Years at the Border gathers between two covers the classic articles on the subject of borderline psychology. It includes essays by such core figures as Otto Kernberg, John G. Gunderson, Edith Jacobson, and Erik H. Erikson, as well as an extensive introduction by the editor providing a comprehensive overview of the field.

Contributors: Hagop S. Akiskal, Michael Balint, Helene Deutsch, Erik H. Erikson, John Frosch, Roy Grinker, Sr., John G. Gunderson, Paul Hoch, C. H. Hughes, Edith Jacobson, Otto Kernberg, Seymout S. Kety, Robert P. Knight, Margaret S. Mahler, Phillip Polatin, James Cowles Prichard, Sandor Rado, Irving C. Rosse, Melitta Schmideberg, Harold F. Searles, Margaret T. Singer, Robert L. Spitzer, Adolph Stern, and Leo Stone.

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About the Author

Michael H. Stone is professor of clinical psychology at Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. His books include The Fate of Borderline Patients: Successful Outcome and Psychiatric Practice, Personality-Disordered Patients: Treatable and Untreatable, and Abnormalities of Personality: Within and Beyond the Realm of Treatment.

Product Details

• Paperback: 590 pages
• Publisher: NYU Press; 1 edition (February 1, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 081477850X
• ISBN-13: 978-0814778500
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #753,297 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Essential Papers on Borderline Disorders: One Hundred Years at the Border (Essential Papers in Psychoanalysis) (Paperback)

Being in the medical field, all too often I have heard the term "borderline" used to describe just about any patient who might be considered difficult. Just what does it mean to be a borderline personality ? I read this book as an assigned text for a graduate class in Narcissistic and Borderline disorders. No wonder we're all confused about this disorder !!! I found this book to be an excellent compilation of key papers on the history and development of the concept of borderline disorder. The book is divided into sections with seminal papers from each decade. The preface of each section, written by the editor, is informative and entertaining, placing each paper in it's historical context and making for a fascinating story of an aspect of the history of psychoanalysis and psychiatry in America. Highly recommended. Many typo's