ABSTRACT

First published in 1986. This book is written for those students of the human condition who can face the sad facts of reality neither dismayed nor despairing but resolved to bring about what change they can through psychotherapy-that art which blends the magic of Gods, the faith of priests, the craftsmanship of artists, and the logic and reason of scientists.

chapter |2 pages

Prologue*

part I|99 pages

The Borderline Adolescent

chapter 1|13 pages

The Need for Treatment

chapter 2|19 pages

A Developmental Theory

A Separation-Individuation Failure

chapter 3|21 pages

The Clinical Picture

chapter 5|17 pages

The Parents

An Overview

chapter 6|11 pages

Parents

The Tie that Binds—Clinging

part II|80 pages

The Therapeutic Process

chapter 7|8 pages

Theory of the Process

chapter 8|12 pages

Phase I

Testing

chapter 9|16 pages

Phase II

Working through

chapter 10|14 pages

Casework Treatment of the Parents

chapter 11|14 pages

Phase II

Joint Interviews

chapter 12|7 pages

Phase III

Separation

chapter 13|7 pages

Results

Continuity and Change

part III|42 pages

The Therapeutic Process

chapter 14|16 pages

Nancy

Clinical History, Hospital Treatment, and First Outpatient Crisis

chapter 15|14 pages

Nancy

The Second Crisis—To Termination

chapter 16|8 pages

Bill, Helen, and Grace

Follow-Up Summary

part IV|31 pages

Other Therapeutic Factors

chapter 17|10 pages

Differential Diagnosis, Indications, and Contraindications

Countertransference

chapter 18|13 pages

Outpatient Treatment Alone