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There are no known methods for preventing borderline personality disorder. However, it is likely that treatment will improve the chances of an individual who is suffering from the disorder to get relief from very painful symptoms.

Treatment Methods

A critical part of treating a borderline personality disorder is psychotherapy. 

The problems with this disorder relate to the individual's habitual ways that they cope with obstacles and relate to others. People who suffer from this disorder have a tendency to either become frustrated easily or idealize their therapist. They react to disappointment in an exaggerated way.

That can make it hard for them to maintain good relationships with mental health professionals. Therapists' skills are tested by this disorder who must use a combination of different techniques in order to be effective. Contact Claritychi for specialist therapists.

One of the key challenges with this disorder is an individual who suffers from borderline personality disorder might intellectually understand coping strategies or interpersonal problems. However, they may still find it really hard to deal with the emotional discomfort that is commonly part of relationships. Even if they have insight into this, they still might have a hard time successfully managing intense emotions. 

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a popular kind of structured psychotherapy. It attempts to account for the special problems involved with borderline personality disorder, using a combination of both group and individual psychotherapy, education, and psychotherapy technique to provide the patient's progress with support.  

Schema-focused therapy is the second form of therapy that attempts to address points of view that are maladaptive and thought to originate during childhood and then replace these schemas with healthier ones using various cognitive therapy techniques. 

It fairly had to conduct psychotherapy research on borderline personality disorder. The problems involved in the disorder vary greatly, and researchers have a tendency to study a couple of factors at once. DBT in some studies has been able to reduce the intensity of suicidal thinking and the frequency of self-harm. It also has been shown that it reduces the intensity of anxiety or depression symptoms. 

Structured types of psychodynamic psychotherapy also have been used successfully.

Transference-focused psychotherapy is one version where the patient and therapist take a close look at the emotional themes arising between them. Individuals who have borderline personality disorder are believed to have a hard time understanding the difference between other people's perspectives (including their perspective) and their own.

Therefore, in one sense, therapy has the goal of them gaining perspective about their worldview, and then use what they have learned to better manage their own behaviors and feelings. It has been shown that transference-based psychotherapy is fairly effective at reducing assaultiveness, impulsivity, and irritability. 

Mentalization-based therapy (MBT) is another psychotherapy method. It is based on the concept that individuals with borderline personality disorder have a hard time "mentalizing" or being able to make sense of the beliefs, feelings, and emotions of other people and themselves. The therapist will work with an individual to help them develop more adaptive ways to think about and express emotion.

They attempt to help the person stabilize their own sense of self, and also manage all of the ups and downs that are part of therapy. One thing that is focused on is the intensity of the person's feeling of attachment towards their therapist (or detachment). MBT uses both individual and group therapy and is used in both hospital and outpatient settings. 

Whatever label it has, the goal of treatment is to help the person endure feeling anxious, depressed, or isolated without attempting suicide or engaging in self-destructive behavior. Many patients find it hard to talk to their healthcare provider about their self-destructive impulses, but it can be helpful.

Specific plans can be devised to help manage those impulses or thoughts whenever they arise. Sometimes during times of crisis, hospitalization may be necessary.

Beyond the hospital, an individual with a borderline personality disorder might need additional support, like family, couples, or group therapy, residential treatment, or a day treatment program.

Things like understanding dissociation vs disassociation can play a significant role in recovery. Additionally, the disorder often co-occurs with other disorders like depression or substance abuse. Treatment might be more effective if such disorders are treated at the same time.

Given that this area has had a limited amount of research, and the difficulties involved in obtaining access to specialized treatment programs often it is a good idea to use a combination of different psychotherapy methods.

Medication

Like with psychotherapy, there isn't a single medication that clearly helps with a borderline personality disorder. Medication instead is normally used for treating symptoms as they arise or for treating other disorders that might be present (like a substance abuse problem, or anxiety, or mood disorder). 

There is not much evidence that antidepressants can help with borderline personality disorder's core symptoms, but they might be helpful if there are any clear symptoms of anxiety and depression. There is additional evidence that antipsychotics and mood stabilizers improve problems of distorted thinking, aggression, and impulse control. They are modest benefits and need to be weighed against these drugs' adverse effects.

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