Handbook of Borderline Personality Disorder in Children and Adolescents
Diagnosing borderline personality disorder (BPD) in young people has long been a tough call for clinicians, either for fear of stigmatizing the child or confusing the normal mood shifts of adolescence with pathology. Now, a recent upsurge in relevant rese
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orderline Personality Disorder in Children and Adolescents Foreword by John M. Oldham
Handbook of Borderline Personality Disorder in Children and Adolescents
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Carla Sharp • Jennifer L. Tackett Editors
Handbook of Borderline Personality Disorder in Children and Adolescents Foreword by John M. Oldham
Editors Carla Sharp Department Psychology University of Houston Houston, TX USA
Jennifer L. Tackett Department Psychology University of Houston Houston, TX USA
ISBN 978-1-4939-0590-4 ISBN 978-1-4939-0591-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-0591-1 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014932673 # Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Carla Sharp: For Milla and Christian—for your love, patience, and support. Jennifer Tackett: For my brother, Josh, who gave me infinity.
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Foreword
Great progress has been made in our understanding of borderline personality disorder (BPD), a prevalent condition in clinical treatment settings that is characterized by significant impairment in functioning and by disabling, high-risk patterns of behavior. Persuasive data are emerging that clarify the moderate heritability of BPD, the nature of its most relevant heritable endophenotyp
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