Overview
Do you struggle with instability in your emotions, self-esteem, relationships, or behavior? If so, then you might have borderline personality disorder (BPD), a serious and relatively common mental health condition that is highly responsive to treatment. People with BPD can find it challenging to effectively mentalize - to
Full Product Details
Author: Robert P. Drozek (Clinical Director, Clinical Director, Mentalization-based Treatment Clinic, McLean Hospital)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 22.00cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 27.70cm
Weight: 1.242kg
ISBN: 9780198916857
ISBN 10: 019891685
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 14 October 2025
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
A remarkable and insightful work, with the potential to bring real, achievable solutions to millions. * Peter Fonagy, CBE, FMedSci, FBA, FAcSS, PhD, co-developer of MBT and co-author of Mentalization-based Treatment for Personality Disorders: A Practical Guide * This workbook will help you to better understand yourself, deal more effectively with difficult thoughts and feelings, effectively tackle your problems and challenges, improve your relationships, and build a better life. * Russ Harris, MBBS, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) trainer and author of The Happiness Trap * Drozek writes in a conversational tone with a self-deprecating sense of humor, more like a trusted friend than an authority figure. * Judith L. Herman, MD, author of Trauma and Recovery * This book is well-organized to help you understand and treat your difficulties in mentalization, complete with worksheets, exercises to assess your own style of mentalizing, and practical strategies to address the emotional instability that causes so much suffering in borderline personality disorder. * Michael R. Hollander, PhD, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) trainer and author of Helping Teens Who Cut *
Author Information
Robert P. Drozek, LICSW, is the clinical director of the Mentalization-based Treatment (MBT) Clinic at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts. He is a trainer and supervisor in MBT through the Anna Freud Centre in London, and a teaching associate in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He specializes in the treatment of borderline personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder. He is author of the book Psychoanalysis as an Ethical Process, and lead author of Mentalization-based Treatment for Pathological Narcissism: A Handbook.
