Managing Intense Emotions and Overcoming Self-Destructive Habits: A Self-Help Manual

by Bell,Lorraine

• ISBN13: 9781583919156
• ISBN10: 1583919155
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2003-04-11
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The treatment of personality disorder is a major concern facing current mental health services.Managing Intense Emotions and Overcoming Self-Destructive Habitsis a self-help manual for people who would meet the diagnosis of 'emotionally unstable' or 'borderline personality disorder' (BPD). The title outlines a brief intervention that is based on a model of treatment known to be effective for other conditions, such as anxiety, depression and bulimia. The manual describes the problem areas, the skills needed to overcome them and how these skills can be developed. Areas covered include: * The condition and controversy surrounding diagnosis of BPD Drug and alcohol misuse *Emotional dysregulation and the role of thinking habits and beliefs *Depression and difficult mood states *Childhood abuse and relationship difficulties It will be essential reading for people with BPD and professionals involved in their care - psychologists, psychiatric nurses, psychiatrists and occupationaltherapists.

Author Biography

Lorraine Bell is Consultant Clinical Psychologist for Portsmouth HealthCare NHS Trust.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vi
Part I Understanding the problems and first steps	1	(102)
1 Introduction: who the manual is for and how to use it (session 1)	3	(9)
2 Notes for mental health professionals	12	(22)
3 How the problems develop (session 2)	34	(8)
4 Foundations for living well (sessions 3 and 4)	42	(14)
5 How you use drugs and alcohol (session 5)	56	(6)
6 Understanding and managing emotions (sessions 6-8)	62	(19)
7 Investigating and modifying thinking habits and beliefs (sessions 9-12)	81	(22)
Part II Tackling the problems	103	(125)
8 Overcoming depression and managing difficult mood states	105	(14)
9 Tackling childhood abuse	119	(18)
10 Overcoming self-harm (the silent scream)	137	(9)
11 Me and me: learning to take care of, be with and like yourself	146	(12)
12 Me and other people	158	(20)
13 Managing and reducing anger	178	(22)
14 Other problem areas: casual sex, eating problems and hallucinations	200	(22)
15 What then?	222	(6)
Index	228