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Binding: Mass Market PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 362 EAN: 9780380713059 ISBN: 0380713055 Label: Avon Manufacturer: Avon Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 224 Publication Date: February 01, 1991 Publisher: Avon Release Date: February 01, 1991 Studio: Avon Related Items:
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For years BPD was difficult to describe, diagnose, andtreat. But now, for the first time, Dr. Jerold J. Kreismanand health writer Hal Straus offer much-neededprofessional advice, helping victims and their familiesto understand and cope with this troubling,shockingly widespread affliction. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Outdated and anti-feminist!I Hate You, Don't Leave Me: Understanding the Borderline Personality I bought this book as both someone working in the field, and someone who has Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). This book was written in the 80's and is very outdated to begin with. What really got to me, however, is the way things were phrased. First, it links sexual orientation with a patient having an unstable self-identity. Personally, I am a lesbian and that is quite stable and has been for the past 10 years ... Read More Rating: - Helped someI was told I had BPD at a young age but didn't really understand what that meant..Borderline of what I kept asking but still never got a good answer. I came across this book and it was my life summed up. It helped me understand what I was doing and how to deal with it for the most part. The end was a little dry but I felt better just knowing I was not the only person with BPD. Rating:  - In need of updatingI have some borderline traits, and this book came highly recomended to me. I wasn't impressed at all. First, it simply needs updating to include newer medications and treatment options. That was a big thing that I noticed. The other major problem that I had with the book is that it seems much more geared towards people who know someone with BPD and not people who have (or think they may have) BPD. I walked away from the book feeling like I hadn't learned anything useful that could help me understand ... Read More Rating:  - borderline at bestthis book is dated (published in 1989 a lot can happen in 20 years), and heavy on annecdotal recollections. for every nugget of useful information/advise, there are two or three examples of borderlines in action. these "war stories" do not offer much in the way of advice or coping options. anyone who has been in a relationship with a BPD (marriage/divorce, professional, friendship, etc.) knows the drill. I agree with the reviewer who advises "don't make this your first BPD book". the book has value, ... Read More Rating:  - I hate you - don't leave me: what a sense of reliefOur family has come in contact with this disorder and nobody had a clue what was going on. The title alone drew me in because it related so closely to what I have been witnessing. Within the first three chapters, I almost wore out my highlighter. So much was similar to our situation that I was flabbergasted! I have a lot more to research on the subject, but this was a good start. I definitely recommend! 
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