Dramatherapy for Borderline Personality Disorder: Empowering and Nurturing people through Creativity

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Title
Copyright
Dedication
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Part 1 Definitions, history, theory and treatment options
	1 Introduction
		Battling stigma
		Personal motivation
		Summary of chapters
		References
	2	BPD: A complex and emotional mental health disorder
		BPD historical overview
			Gender issues
			BPD defined as a psychiatric condition
			BPD in the twenty-first century
		Current statistics
		Diagnosis
			BPD in the DSM-5
			EUPD in the ICD-10
			Structured clinical interviews
		Aetiology
			Diagnosis in adolescence
		Co-morbidity
		Conclusion
		References
	3	Psychological treatments for BPD
		Introduction
			Treatment pathway
			Treating co-morbidity
		Therapeutic interventions
			DBT – dialectical behaviour therapy
			MBT – mentalisation-based therapy
			Therapeutic communities
			The arts therapies
			CBT – cognitive behaviour therapy
			CAT – cognitive analytic therapy
			ST – schema therapy
			TFP – transference-focused psychotherapy
			IGP – interpersonal group psychotherapy
			OT – occupational therapy
		Multidisciplinary communication
		Final reflection
		References
	4	Embrace and contain the chaos: Dramatherapy for BPD
		Dramatherapy: History and definition
			Ancient roots
			Theatre meets therapy
			Dramatherapy in the twentieth century
			Defining dramatherapy in the twenty-first century
		Dramatherapy for people with BPD
			Thirteen dramatherapists share their experience
			Dramatherapy for insecure attachment and trauma
			Reclaiming oneself through ritual theatre and myth
			Dramatherapy for men with BPD
			Evaluation and evidence
		Conclusion
		References
Part 2 Dramatherapy clinical case studies and vignettes
	5	Breaking inner chains: Dramatherapy on a secure ward for women with BPD
		Dramatherapy for women with BPD
			Five recurring themes
			Six key interventions
		A detailed case study illustrating the six interventions
			Initial steps into dramatherapy
			One-to-one trauma-focused dramatherapy
			Jean’s dramatherapy journey in relation to schema therapy
		Perspectives from the multidisciplinary team on dramatherapy
		The client’s voice
		References
	6	A cry for freedom: Dramatherapy with women in a secure step-down unit
		A mixed-diagnosis dramatherapy group
			Schizophrenia, schizo-affective disorder and bipolar disorder
			A mother’s heartache
			A service user with BPD
		Dramatherapy group interventions
			An Imaginary Train Journey
			A Model Animal Community
		Therapeutic performance
			Singing Swans
			Self-revelatory performance
		Colleagues reflect on dramatherapy
		References
	7	Dancing between life and death
		Dramatherapy and grief
			Losing a brother
			A father’s suicide
		Self-harm, suicide and lost souls
			Kit
			Lorna
			Chloe
			Jane
		Emotional impact on staff
			Suicide and self-harm
			Emotional projections and ambivalence
			Dr Preeti Gour reflects on suicide
			The role of clinical supervision
		Conclusion
		References
	8	Hope, courage and creativity
		Belief and hope
		Courage and meaning
		Survivors
			Vignette 1
			Vignette 2
		References
List of abbreviations
Index