Page numbers printed in boldface type refer to tables or figures.
Abstract thinking, and identity diffusion,42
Acting out.
See also Affect storms
beginning phase of treatment and,201–202
interpretation of,53
as priority for intervention,179
psychopathic transference and,186–187
therapeutic alliance and,199
treatment contracts and,126
treatment techniques and,144
Active stance, of therapist,138–141
Acute countertransference reaction,163
Acute risk,184–185.
See also High-risk behaviors
Adherence, and rating of TFP-A/MACS,218–219, 220, 221, 224, 228
Adolescence, and adolescents.
See also Borderline personality disorder; Personality disorders
cognitive changes during,77–78, 145–147
developmental status of as distinct from adults and younger children,136
different expectations for early and late,77
legal consent for mental health care and,117–118
major structural changes in personality of,29–33
neurobiological changes in,21–23
object relations theory and personality of,34–37
separation-individuation process and,37–44
structural changes in personality and development challenges of,33–34
therapeutic alliance and,197–200
treatment contracts and,113–116, 123–125
use of language during interventions and,187
Affect regulation, and assessmentof severity of personality pathology, 90. See also Peak affect activationAffect storms, interventions for management of,182–183
Age.
See alsoAdolescence; Children
different expectations for adolescents according to,77
free association technique and,175
at peak of BPD symptoms,42
Aggressionassessment of severity of personality pathology and,85–87
holding environment and,137
psychopathic transference and,186–187
therapeutic alliance and,199–200
Amygdala,22
Antisocial behaviorin case study,58, 108
moral functioning and,89
narcissistic personality disorder and,54
Anxietyactive stance of therapist and,144
borderline personality organization and,81
holding environment and,136–137
separation-individuation and,166–171
sexuality and,172
Arrogance, and psychopathic transference,186–187
Assessment.
See alsoDiagnosis
case studies of,58–59, 62–63, 64–65, 67, 101–102, 102–103, 104–110
clinical diagnostic interviewing and,76–93
components of evaluation process,68–70
end of treatment and,211
feedback from,100–103
main features of,57–58, 89–93
presentation of evaluation process and,61–67
procedural adherence and initiation of,58–59
rationale for evaluation process and,59–61
severity of personality pathology and,71–75,
90standard procedures in,70–71
Structural Interview and,93–100
Attachment styles, and attachmenttheory holding environment and,136
risk factors for BPD and,15–16
sexuality and,25
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),9Australian National Health and Medical Research Council,4
Authoritarian behavior, by parents,166
Autonomyending of treatment and,210–211
evaluation process and,62
Behavior(s).
See Acting out; Aggression; Antisocial behavior; Authoritarian behavior; Deceptiveness; High-risk behaviors; Self-harm
Behavioral activation, and treatment contract,117
Blocking, and active work with transference and countertransference,164
Body image, and assessment of severity of personality pathology,90Borderline personality disorder (BPD), in adolescents.
See also Assessment; Case studies; Externalizing symptoms; Internalizing symptoms
age at peak of symptoms,42
categorical and dimensional approaches to diagnosis of in DSM-5,5
comorbidity of,4, 7
contraindications for family therapy and,184
core features of,9,
69depression and,60
diagnosis of in parents,14, 91
external reality and,179
heterogeneous symptoms of,7–9
impact of diagnosis,3–4
multiple pathways to,17–20
prevalence of,xiii, 5
therapeutic alliance and,199
varied treatment histories and,211–212
Borderline personality organization (BPO)active stance of therapist and,139
clinical diagnostic interviewing and,76–89
description of concept,72
evaluation process and,102
severity of personality pathology and,73, 92–93
Structural Interview and,95, 96, 98
Borderline personality-related characteristics (BPRC),10–11
BPD.
See Borderline personality disorder
BPO.
See Borderline personality organization
BPRC scale,17–18
Brain, development of in adolescents,21–23
Bullying, in case study,132
Case studies, of TFP-A for borderline personality disorderof active stance of therapist,140–141
of assessment,58–59, 62–63, 64–65, 67, 101–102, 102–103, 104–110
of borderline personality organization,73–75
of confrontation as treatment technique,150–152
of free association,175–177
of holding environment,137–138
of identity crisis,41–42, 44
illustrations of TFP-A techniques in,141–145
of interpretation,155–159, 160–162
of neurotic personality organization,75
of parental involvement in treatment,188–189
of separation-individuation,38, 166–171
of Structural Interview,98–100
of suicidality,8–9
of transference,16–17
of treatment contracts,114–116, 118, 124–125, 127–132
of trivialization,180–181
Categorical approach, to diagnosis of personality disorders in DSM-5,5
Certified supervisor, and TFP-A/MACS,218
Change, markers of and transition to middle phase of treatment,204–205
Checklists, and standard evaluation procedures,70–71
Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL),70–71
Children, development status of as distinct from adolescents,136.
See also Development; Neglect; Physical abuse; Sexual abuse
Children in the Community (CIC) Study,20–21
Chronic countertransference development,163
Clarificationdescription of,51
evaluation process and,94, 109
interpretation and,140, 143, 147–148, 150, 153
Cognitive changesidentity formation and,77–78
interpretative process and,145–147
Collaboration, with parents,117–123,
124, 195–197
Collective audience, and egocentrism,146
Collusion, of parents with adolescent,196
Commitment, and identity formation,43
Communication.
See alsoLanguage; Silence
active stance and,140
beginning phase of treatment and,200–201
free association and,174
Comorbidity, of psychiatric disorders evaluation process and,60, 101
BPD in adolescents and,4, 7
Competence, and rating of TFP-A/MACS,218, 220, 221, 224, 228
Conduct disorder (CD),18
Confidentialityevaluation process and,62
interventions and management of,189
treatment contracts and,124, 125–126, 128, 129
Conflicts, between parents,123
Confrontationevaluation process and,94, 109
interpretation and,143, 144, 148–150, 152, 153
purpose of,51
splitting defenses and,84–85
Conscience, and severity of personality pathology,87–88
Contracts, for TFP-A treatmentactive participation of patient and,114–116
agreement on common understanding of problems,112–113
anticipating and preventing resistance,116–117, 181
basic elements of,111
beginning phase of treatment and breaches in,194
behavioral activation and,117
collaboration with parents and,117–123,
124confidentiality and,125–126
definition of,61
developmental tasks and,117
education of patient about role in treatment,113–114
establishing “safe” frame for treatment,116
issues related to abuse or neglect,130–132
responsibilities of adolescent and,123–125
review of and recontracting,132–133
technical neutrality and,126
therapist errors and reestablishment of treatment frame,126–130
Contradictions, and confrontation,148–149, 150, 151, 152
Control, by parents in beginning phase of treatment,194–195
“Cost consciousness,” of interpretation,160
Countertransference.
See also Transference-countertransference analysis
active work on in middle phase of treatment,208–209
defenses and,84, 85
definition of,51, 163
evaluation process and,67
parents and management of,190
sexuality and management of,164, 171–172
treatment contracts and,130
treatment techniques and,139, 144, 148, 150
Couples therapy, for parents,123
Culture, and stereotypes,53
Deceptiveness, as priority for intervention,179
Defenses.
See also Paranoid defenses;Regression; Splitting
end of treatment and,211
free association and,177–178
severity of personality pathology and,83–85
treatment contracts and,130
Depression, comorbidity with BPD and treatment for,60
Detoxification, and substance abuse,186
Devaluation, of therapist as split object representation,206
Developmentaffect of personality disorders on,31
of brain in adolescents,21–23
evaluation process and history of,68
identification and focus on priority theme and,178–181
identity and,40–42
moral functioning and,87–88
precursors and etiological risk factors for BPD,10–17
structural changes in personality during adolescence and,33–34
treatment contract and,117
treatment techniques and,135–136, 166–171
Diagnosis.
See alsoAssessment
categorical and dimensional approaches to in DSM-5,5, 6
core features of BPD and,9evaluation process and,109–110
hesitancy of clinicians to diagnose BPD in adolescents,4
Dimensional approach, to diagnosis of personality disorders in DSM-5,5, 6
Dissociative reactions, and psychopathic transference,186, 187
Divorce, impact of on TFP-A treatment,197
DSM-5criteria for personality disorders in,5–6, 72–73
description of BPD in,69
identity as basic substrate of personality disorders in,38
Duration, and criteria for diagnosis of personality disorders in children and adolescents,6
Dynamic principle, of interpretation,154
Eating disorderschildhood history and symptom profiles of BPD,19
as complication of TFP-A treatment,186
severity of personality organization and,72
Economic principle, and interpretation,153–154
Education.
See alsoPsychoeducation
end of treatment and improvement in functioning,211
treatment contract and,111, 113–114
Egocentrism, as defense,85, 146
“Ego ideal,” and “ideal ego,”31
Environmental risk factors, for BPD,10, 11–16
Equifinality, risk factors for BPD and concept of,10
Evaluation.
SeeAssessment
Experiential risk factors, for BPD,10, 11–16
Explanations, and evaluation process,61–65
Exploration, and identity formation,43
Extensiveness, and adherence rating of TFP-A/MACS,219
Externalizing symptoms, of borderline personality disorderchecklists and,71
mixing of with internalizing symptoms,6
External reality, as priority for intervention,179
Extratransferential materialinterpretation of,153
working from to transference in middle phase of treatment,205–206
Facial expression, of therapist,139
Family, assessment of functioning,90, 116.
See also Parent(s)
Family history, and evaluation process,68
Family therapy, contraindications for,184
Feedbackevaluation process and,100–103, 109
treatment contract and,112
Financial issues, and treatment contract,119, 121, 123
Foreclosure status, and identity formation,43
Free associationmain strategies of TFP-A and,49, 136
maintaining of as intervention,173–178
Frequencyadherence rating of TFP-A/MACS and,219
of meetings with parents,121–122
Freud, Anna,30
Freud, Sigmund,34
Gender.
See also Sexual identity
countertransferences and sexual behavior,172
identity diffusion versus identity crisis and,42
pubertal changes and,23, 24
Genetics, and risk factors for BPD,10–11, 13
Goalsof evaluation process,103
identity assessment and,80–81
of Structural Interview,97
of TFP-A,xiv–xvi, 213
Grandiosity.
See also Arrogance evaluation process and,110
narcissism and,14, 15, 54
Guilt, confronting parental,189–190
High-risk behaviorsactive engagement in management of,184–185
treatment techniques and,144
Holding environment, and treatment techniques,136–138
Home visits, by “third party,”184
“Hyperbolic” temperament,11
Hypersensitivity, and parental separation as risk factor for BPD,20
Ideal ego, and ego ideal,31
Idealization/devaluation, as defense,84
Identity.
See also Identity crisis; Identity diffusion; Identity integration;Self
borderline personality organization and,76, 78–81
developmental aspects of,40–42
separation-individuation process and,39–40
Structural Interview and status of,95
Identity crisiscase study of,41–42
childhood psychological problems and,19
core diagnostic features of BPD and,9identity diffusion versus,42–44
Identity diffusionborderline personality organization and,78, 81
identity crisis versus,42–44
object relations theory and,34
Structural Interview and,95
Identity integration, and main goals of TFP-A,49
Identity Status Interview,43
Illegal activities, and moral functioning,89
“Imbalance model,” of adolescent brain development,21
Incompatible realities, and transference-countertransference analysis,163
Initial crisis, and assessment,58
Intelligence, and assessment of identity status,80
Interference, and collaboration with parents,195–197
Internalizing symptoms, of borderline personality disorderchecklists and,71
mixing of with externalizing symptoms,6
International Society of Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (ISTFP),218
Interpersonal relationships.
See also Social networks
end of treatment and improvement in,211
evaluation process and,69
severity of personality pathology and,82–83,
90, 92–93
Interpretationevaluation process and,109
treatment contracts and,113–114, 133
treatment techniques and,145–162
Interventions.
See also Treatment techniques
free association and,173–178
identification of and focus on priority theme and developmental challenges,178–181
management of resistances and negative therapeutic reactions,181–187
specific tactics for parents,187–190
Inventory of Personality Organization— Adolescent Version (IPO-A),33Kernberg, Paulina,xiii, xiv, 3, 32, 71, 83, 138, 160, 213
“Kindling” event, and temperamental risk factors for BPD,11
Language, use of adolescent’s own,187.
See also Communication
Language disorders, and borderline personality organization,80
Legal consent, for mental health care of adolescents,117–118
Life circumstances, changes in and modification of contracts,133
Limit settingevaluation process and,109, 110
technical neutrality and,165–166
“Looping” technique, and interpretation,153, 174
Malignant narcissism, and countertransference,164
Maltreatment, and risk factors for BPD,11, 12–13, 14–15.
See also Neglect; Physical abuse
Mentalizationbeginnning phase of treatment and,200–201
end of treatment and,211
free association and,174
interpretation and,153
use of metaphors and,32, 160
Metaphorsmain strategies of TFP-A and use of,53
mentalization and,32, 160–162
Mood disorders, comorbidity of with BPD in adolescents,4.
See also Depression
Moral defense, and issues related to abuse or neglect,131
Moral functioning, and severity of personality pathology,87–89
Moratorium status, and identity formation,43
Mothers, diagnosis of BPD in,14, 91.
See also Parent(s)
Mourning process, comparison of adolescence to,30
Narcissism.
See also Grandiosity; Malignant narcissism; Narcissistic personality disorder; Narcissistic
transferencesassessment of severity of personality pathology and,90case study of in assessment interview,104–110
maltreatment and,14–15
sexual behavior and,172
transference-countertransference analysis and,162–163
Narcissistic personality disorder,54
antisocial behavior and,54
in case studies,58, 73–75
transference-countertransference analysis and,163
Narcissistic transferences, and middle phase of treatment,206
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE),4
Negative therapeutic reactions, interventions for management of,181–187
Neglect.
See also Maltreatment; Physical abuse
as risk factor for BPD,12
treatment contracts and issues related to,130–132
treatment techniques and,144–145
Neurobiology, changes in during adolescence,21–23
Neurotic personality organization (NPO)in case study,75
description of concept,72
expression of aggression and,86
interpersonal relationships and,83
moral functioning and,88
repression-based defenses and,85
Structural Interview and,95, 96
therapeutic alliance and,198–199
NPO.
See Neurotic personality disorder
Object relations, and object relations theorymain strategies of TFP-A and,49–50
mothers diagnosed with BPD and,14
resistance and paranoid transference,202–203
severity of personality pathology and,81–83
structural changes in personality during adolescence and,34–37
Object relations dyads,34,
35Omnipotent control, as defense,84
Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD),9, 18
PAI.
See Personality Assessment Interview
Paranoid defensesend of treatment and,211
regression and,163
Paranoid transference, and beginning phase of treatment,202–203
Parent(s).
See alsoFamily; Mothers authoritarian behavior by, 166
beginning phase of treatment and,194
collaboration of,117–123,
124, 195–197
evaluation process and,61–67, 90–92, 100–103
goals of TFP-A and,xv
legal consent for mental health care of adolescents,118
mental illness in as risk factor for adolescent BPD,20
separation of as risk factor for adolescent BPD,20
specific tactics concerning,187–190
split-off object relations and main strategy of TFP-A,49–50
treatment contracts and,112–113, 117–123
withdrawal of as risk factor for BPD,14
Parentification.
See Role reversal
Participation, of adolescent patient in treatment,114–116
Peak affect activation,35–36
Personal fable, and egocentrism,146
Personality.
See also Borderline personality organization; Neurotic personality organization
advanced phase of treatment and consolidation of structure,210
evaluation process and organization of,69–70
major structural changes in during adolescence,29–33
object relations theory and,34–37
separation-individuation process and,37–44
structural changes and developmental challenges during adolescence,33–34
trauma integrated in,203–204
Personality Assessment Interview (PAI),93, 94–95, 100, 106
Personality disorders (PD), in adolescence.
See also Assessment; Borderline
personality disorder; Narcissistic personality disorder; Severityadolescence as critical period for development of,20–26
affect of on development of adolescent,31
dissociative reactions and differentiation of from PTSD,186
DSM-5 criteria for,5–6
hesitancy of clinicians to diagnose in adolescents,xiv
identity and,39
mentalization and,174
phenomenology of,3–4
prevalence of in adolescents,xiii
severity of and assessment,71–75
Physical abuse.
See also Maltreatment; Neglect
etiology of PDs and,186
as risk factor for BPD,12
treatment contracts and issues related to,130–132
Piaget, Jean,146
Play, and free association,175
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)dissociative reactions and differentiation of from PDs,186
sexual abuse and,20
treatment of,203
Predictive symptoms, of adolescent BPD,7
Prefrontal cortex (PFC),21, 22, 23
Prevalence, of BPD and PDs in adolescents,xiii, 5
Principal investigator (PI), and research trials on TFP-A,218
Priority theme, identification of and focus on,178–181
Projective identificationerotic countertransferences and,172
interpretation of and main strategies of TFP-A,53
severity of personality pathology and,84
Psychoeducation, and treatment of personality disorders in adolescents,32.
See also Evaluation
Psychological structure, and object relations theory,34
Psychopathic transference, interventions for management of,183–184
Puberty, and psychopathology in adolescents,23–24
Rater qualifications, for TFP-A/MACS,218
Reality testing, and Structural Interview,96.
See also External reality
Reconsideration process, and identity formation,43
Recontracting, of treatment contracts,132–133
Reexperiencing, and PTSD,186
Reflective functioningadvanced phase of treatment and,209–210
assessment of severity of personalitypathology and,90formal operational reasoning and,32
Structural Interview and,95
Reflective loop, and free association,174
Rehabilitation, and substance abuse,186
Repression, and defenses,85
Research assistant, and TFP-A/MACS,216
Resilience, and core diagnostic features of BPD,9Resistancebeginnning phase of treatment and,202–203
concepts of “ideal ego” and “ego ideal,”31
evaluation process and,65–67
free association and,177–178
interventions for management of,181–187
parents and,91
treatment contract and anticipation or prevention of,116–117
Responsibilityevaluation process and,62
treatment contract and parental,121
Rigidity/inhibition, and assessment of severity of personality pathology,90Risk factors, for development of BPD,10–17.
See also High-risk behaviors
Role reversalsdiagnosis of BPD in mother and,14
holding environment and,138
narcissism and,15
self representation and,50–51
“Safe frame” for treatment,116
Safety, and expectations about confidentiality,128.
See also Self-harm; Suicide
Scaffoldingclinical diagnostic interviewing and,82
holding environment and,137
Schedule for Affective Disorders andSchizophrenia for School-AgeChildren (K-SADS),70
Secondary gainanxiety and,172
confrontation as treatment technique and,149
treatment contract and,54–55
Secrets, and psychopathic transference,183–184
Self.
See also Identity
developmentally informed interventionsfor integration of sexuality in,171–172
integrated concept of,35–36
separation-individuation process and core sense of,37
Self-awareness, and advanced phase of treatment,209
Self-esteem, as risk factor for adolescent BPD,19
Self-harm.
See also Suicide
BPD as predictor of,7
severity of personality organization and,72
symptom profiles of BPD and,19
treatment contracts and,124, 125
Self representation, and split-off object relations,50
Semi-structured interviews,69, 70, 93
Separation-individuationanxiety and,166–171
development of personality during adolescence and,37–44
Severity, of personality pathologyaggression and,85–87
assessment of,71–75,
90defenses and,83–85
identity status and,78–81
moral functioning,87–89
object relations and,81–83
Sexual abuseetiology of severe PDs and,186
as risk factor for BPD,12, 13, 19–20, 25
trauma integrated in personality and,203–204
treatment contracts and issues related to,130–132
Sexual identityrisk factors for BPD and,20
as source of conflict in adolescence,26
Sexuality.
See also Sexual abuse; Sexual identity; Sexual orientation
assessment of severity of personalitypathology and,90countertransference and,164, 171–172
developmentally informed interventions and,171–172
development of moral functioning and,88
development of personality disorders in adolescents and,24–26
interventions for high-risk behavior,185–186
Sexual orientation, as source of conflict in adolescence,26
Shedler-Westen Assessment Procedure-200 for Adolescents (SWAP-200-A),17
Silence, as form of resistance,182, 202–203
Social networks, and attachment styles,16.
See also Interpersonal
relationshipsSocial workers, and home visits,184
Splittingacting out and,183
integration of in middle phase of treatment,206–207
severity of personality pathology and,84–85
Stereotypes, and interpretation of transference developments,53
Stern, Daniel,15
Stigmatization, of adolescents with personality disorders,xiii–xiv
Stimulation, and free association,174
Structural Interview (SI),69, 93, 94–96, 97–98, 100, 106.
See also Semi-structured interviews
Structural principle, of interpretation,154–155
Substance useas complication of TFP-A treatment,186
relationships with peers and,92
Suicide, and suicidal behaviorBPD as predictor of,7
interventions for,185
treatment contracts and,116, 124, 126
Support systems, and evaluation process,68–69.
See also Social networks
Symptoms.
See Externalizing symptoms; Internalizing symptoms; Predictive symptoms
Tactics.
SeeInterventions
Technical neutralitydefinition of,54
treatment contracts and,120–121, 126
treatment techniques and,164–166
Temperament, and risk factors for BPD,10, 11
Termination, of TFP-A treatment,210–212, 228
TFP-A.
See Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for Adolescents
TFP-A Manual Adherence and Competence Scale (TFP-A/MACS),217–230
Therapeutic alliancescollaboration with parents and,195
forging of with adolescent,197–200
Therapistsability of to tolerate uncertainty,202
active stance of,138–141
creation of holding environment by,137
errors of and reestablishment of treatment frame,126–130
rating of competence and skill level in TFP-A/MACS,220
Timeliness, of interpretation,159–160
Transference.
See also Narcissistic transference; Paranoid transference; Psychopathic transference; Transference-Focused Psychotherapy; Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for Adolescents
attachment styles and,16–17
main strategies of TFP-A and,50–55
working from extratransferential material to in middle phase of treatment,205–206
Transference-countertransference analysis,162–164
Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP)focus of on patients with chronic suicidal behavior,185
technical differences between TFP-A and,135
Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for Adolescents (TFP-A).
See also Adolescence; Assessment; Borderline personality disorder; Case studies; Contracts; Interventions; TFP-A Manual Adherence and Competence Scale; Transference; Treatment techniques
advanced phase of,209–210
beginning phase of,193–205
description of,xi, 213
end of,210–212
features and goals of,xiv–xvi, 213
impact of severity judgments on,72
major goals and strategies of,49–55
middle phase of,205–209
organization of manual,xvi–xviii
parental involvement in,120–122
Trauma, dealing with integration of in personality,203–204
Treatment frameimplementation of,194–195
therapist errors and reestablishment of,126–130
Treatment techniques, of TFP-A.
See also Interventions
active stance of therapist and,138–141
developmental differences in,135–136
developmentally informed,166–171
holding environment and,136–138
illustration of,141–143
interpretation and,145–162
technical neutrality and,164–166
transference-countertransference analysis and,162–164
use of term,135
Trivialization, as priority for intervention,179–181
Trust, and issues related to abuse or neglect,132
Uncertainty, ability of therapist to tolerate,202
Unidimensional model, of BPD,7
Ventral striatum,22, 23
Vulnerable narcissism, and countertransference,14–15
Work, improvement in functioning and end of treatment,211
World Health Organization (WHO) Guideline Development Group,4