Dr. Paul Dawson's BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER presents three developments created by Dr. Dawson: 1) ST -- a new BPD individual and group psychotherapy; 2) the Seven-Selves profile; 3) the Interself Test. BPD in film, TV, and literature explored, revealing characters who appear to fit a BPD diagnosis. BPD is covered: What is BPD? Who gets BPD? Myths about BPD. BPD symptoms: sensation seeking, impulsivity, self- harm, explosive feelings and moods, identity problems, interpersonal instability, extreme thinking, dissociation, paranoia. This book also covers assessing, diagnosing BPD. How is BPD differentiated from other disorders? Individual & group psychotherapy evaluated in terms of BPD. Neurobiological indications for BPD. Medications used to treat BPD discussed.Dr. Dawson earned a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from The New School for Social Research, Graduate Faculty in New York City. He has been a psychologist in clinics, schools, mental hospitals; he was chief psychologist of a state prison system; he has been in private practice & consulting in New York. Dr. Dawson has written over 60 books including: ANGELINA JOLIE PSYCHOANALYZED; BIPOLAR ZOO; BIPOLAR JUNGLE; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; BPD RECOVERY; CHARACTER INTELLIGENCE (CI); CAMPUS KILLER'S SECRET OBSESSION; GRACE KELLY SESSIONS; HOW TO GET SOBER; JACKIE O SESSIONS; JACKIE IN PSYCHOANALYSIS; JFK JR MURDERED; JODI ARIAS; MANSON INTERVIEWS RAW; MARILYN MONROE DIAGNOSED; MASKS OF A LADY KILLER; MASKS of PREDATORS; MASKS of SEX PREDATORS; MASKS of TED BUNDY; MY PRINCESS DIANA THERAPY SESSIONS; MY TED BUNDY INTERVIEWS RAW!; NARCOTERRORIST PSYCHOPATHS; PRINCESS DIANA DIAGNOSED; PSYCHOLOGY OF HIDDEN INFLUENCE; PSYCHOLOGY of MEN WHO ABUSE WOMEN; PSYCHOPATHS; ROCK STARS DIAGNOSED; ROYAL SESSIONS; ROYAL SESSIONS 2; ROYAL SESSIONS 3; SERIAL KILLERS; SERIAL KILLERS 2; SERIAL KILLERS 3; SEX CRIMES; SEX, LOVE & SMART DATING; SKULL SCRAPERS: A CAMILLE LAURENT THRILLER (series of thriller novels); SPIES & ASSASSINS; SPIRITUAL THERAPY; TERRORIST IMPERATIVE; THE MASKS OF KARLA HOMOLKA.