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Historically, persons diagnosed as borderline personality disordered (BPD) have been considered difficult, if not impossible, to work with for therapists of all theoretical orientations. This classification of patients actually was derived from the notion that there exists a psycho-pathological disorder having features common to both psychotic disorders and what used to be called the neurotic disorders (the anxiety disorders and some types of depression).

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Turner, R.M. (1992). Borderline Personality Disorder. In: Freeman, A., Dattilio, F.M. (eds) Comprehensive Casebook of Cognitive Therapy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9777-0_22

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