The Depressive Impulse-ridden Character and the Core Borderline Personality

William N. Goldstein, M.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 42, Number 1

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1988.42.1.28

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The depressive impulse-ridden character is differentiated from the more pathological core borderline personality by a focus on reality testing, defenses, and identity. In accordance with the differentiation, conclusions are drawn bringing new understanding to the term borderline personality.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 42 • Number 1 • 1988, pp. 1–175

Pages: 28 - 39

PubMed: 3354721

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Published in print: 1988, pp. 1–175

Published online: 30 April 2018

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William N. Goldstein, M.D.^*

Potomac, MD

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Teaching Analyst, The Baltimore-Washington Institute for Psychoanalysis; Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C. Mailing address: 9219 Overlea Drive, Potomac, MD 20850.

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The Depressive Impulse-ridden Character and the Core Borderline Personality

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