treatment of the entire family (see chapter 7). Family therapy interventions may be focused on education about BPD and skills training for family and others who care deeply. There are three primary family scenarios that can be addressed in helping the BPD person and loved ones: (1) caring for the BPD person and family of origin; (2) caring for the BPD person and his or her new, adult family; (3) helping the BPD person be an effective parent.22 In some cases an individual therapy for the borderline patient is best directed toward distancing or separating from an unremittingly pathological
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