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This book is the story of the author's treatment for Borderline
Personality Disorder. The main focus of this book is the therapy
technique, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) which was pioneered
by Dr. Marsha Linehan, a psychologist at the University of Washington
in the United States. It is a "broad-based cognitive-behavioral
treatment developed specifically for BPD." (page 8)
The introduction reflects the personal experience the author
has with BPD. On page 3 Thornton says: "This book does not
offer the answers of a manual. It does, however, offer things
from the borderline point of view. Of particular interest may
be the information on DBT. This behavioral approach to the
borderline diagnosis is producing promising results."
The author chronicles here treatment journey and experience
as an in-patient at Highland Hospital, in Asheville, North
Carolina. She talks about long-term care, DBT, various treatment
options - such as the benefits of indivdual therapy and group
therapy, Electro-Convulsive Therapy (ECT), medications, crisis
intervention -- and gives a very profound description of the
"hell of getting well". There are very moving poems throughout
the book. This book also includes testimonials of the author's
fellow patients.
Thornton does an excellent job of presenting a non-technical
and very personal, first-hand account of a DBT treatment
experience
A well-written and well-organized book that gives the
reader the point of view of a borderline. A worth-while
read.
© A.J. Mahari August 14, 2000
as of September 27, 2003
Last up-dated January 10, 2004
