Posted by fallsfall on March 19, 2004, at 21:13:33
In reply to Re: DBT books, posted by socialdeviantjeff on March 19, 2004, at 20:34:43
I read mostly books for therapists...
"Stop Walking on Eggshells; Coping When Someone You Care about Has Borderline Personality Disorder" is the best known consumer book - but it chooses to see BPD very narrowly and so assumes that every person with BPD acts the same and has the same issues. This is clearly very untrue. IF you happen to fit the very narrow mold that they describe, I think it is not a bad book.
I have also read "New Hope for People with Borderline Personality Disorder: Your Friendly, Authoritative Guide to the Latest in Traditional and Complementary Solutions". My therapist had it on her desk one day, so I found it in the library. I found it pretty dull, but that could be because by the time I read this one I had read probably 20 book on BPD, so there really wasn't anything new here. It did seem to be a reasonable summary, though (if I remember correctly) - so it might be good as one of the first books you read.
I kind of liked "Borderline Personality Disorder: A Clinical Guide", too. This one is more for therapists.
Let me know if you want more therapist oriented titles.
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