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This book is an ideal resource for general readers who want a clear understanding of people suffering with chaotic emotions, and for clinicians treating patients for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).

Table of Contents

Series Foreword by Judy Kuriansky 1 Introduction: The Borderline Personality Personified The Scarlet Label Mary Andria 2 A Historical Anatomy of a Social Construction: "Wandering Womb," Hysteria, Psychiatric Disease Antiquity: Maladies of the Feminine and the Feminine as Malady Middle Ages: From Uterus as Endoparasite to Demonic Possession Modernity: From Bedevilment to Brain Disease: Orgasm Therapy and the Rise of the Respected Physician Deliteralizing the Feminine: Dynamic, Developmental, and Social Contextualisms Contextualism Abandoned and BPD's Formal Entry into the Psychiatric "Bible" 3 The "Borderline" as a Human Person: Contemporary Perspectives "Borderline" Is to Psychiatry as Psychiatry Is to Medicine Contexts of Agony An Experientialist Description of Being with "Borderline Personality Disorder" 4 Chewed Up—Spat Out: Jane's Story 5 Emotional Jungle Gym: Melanie's Story 6 The Permeable Frame: Ethan's Story 7 Watering Flowers: The Stories of Caroline, Violet, and Charley 8 Conclusion: Reflections, New Directions References Appendix: Wellness and Recovery Resources Index

About the Author

Jacqueline Simon Gunn, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice and a freelance writer. She is the former psychology internship training director and clinical supervisor at The Karen Horney Clinic. Brent Potter, PhD, is a licensed psychotherapist, child mental health specialist, and ethnic minority mental health specialist.