Dramatherapy for Borderline Personality Disorder: Empowering and Nurturing people through Creativity
- Author: Morris, Nicky
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- Table of Contents
- Dramatherapy for Borderline Personality Disorder:
- Empowering and Nurturing people through Creativity
- (Author - Nicky Morris)
- Dramatherapy: Approaches, Relationships, Critical ideas
- (Series Editor - Anna Seymour)
- Title
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Foreword - Kate McCormack
- Part One: Definitions, History, Theory and Treatment Options
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Battling Stigma
- Personal Motivation
- Summary of Chapters
- References
- Chapter 2: BPD: A Complex and Emotional Mental Health Disorder
- BPD Historic Overview
- Current Statistics
- Aetiology
- Diagnosis:
- BPD in the DSM V
- EUPD in the ICD.10
- Structured Clinical Interviews
- Diagnosis in Adolescence
- Comorbidity
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 3: Psychological Treatments for BPD
- Introduction
- Treatment Pathway
- Treating Comorbidity
- Therapeutic Interventions:
- DBT - Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
- MBT - Mentalisation Based Therapy
- Therapeutic communities
- Arts Therapies:
- Dramatherapy
- Art Therapy
- Music therapy
- Dance Movement Therapy
- CBT - Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- CAT - Cognitive Analytical Therapy
- ST - Schema Therapy
- TFP - Transference Focused Therapy
- IGP - Interpersonal Group Psychotherapy
- OT - Occupational Therapy:
- OT for BPD, by Georgia Ntzimani
- Multidisciplinary Communication
- Final Reflections
- References
- Chapter 4: Embrace and Contain the Chaos: Dramatherapy for BPD
- Dramatherapy: History and Definition
- Ancient Roots
- Theatre meets Therapy
- Dramatherapy in the Twentieth Century
- Defining Dramatherapy in the Twenty First Century
- Dramatherapy for BPD
- Thirteen Dramatherapists share their experience
- Dramatherapy for Insecure Attachment and Trauma
- Reclaiming Femininity through Ritual and Myth
- Dramatherapy for Men with BPD
- Evaluation and Evidence
- An Overview
- Part Two: Dramatherapy Clinical Case Studies and Vignettes
- Chapter 5 Breaking Inner Chains:
- Dramatherapy on a Secure Ward for Women with BPD
- Dramatherapy for Women with BPD
- Five Recurring Themes:
- Freedom
- Hope
- To be seen and heard as a human being, rather than a diagnosis
- Bringing all parts of oneself - including the shadow - into the light
- A new way to look at familiar emotions or issues
- Six Key Interventions:
- Releasing tension and repressed emotion via simple, effective methods
- Symbolic Tools and Projective Methods
- Ritual, Story and Myth
- Sensory work
- Play
- Poetry, Song and Creative Writing
- A Detailed Case Study illustrating the Six Interventions:
- Initial steps into Dramatherapy
- 1:1 Trauma-Focused Dramatherapy
- Jean's Dramatherapy journey in relation to Schema Therapy
- Perspectives from the Multi-Disciplinary Team on Dramatherapy
- The Client's Voice
- References
- Chapter 6 A Cry for Freedom:
- Dramatherapy with Women in a Secure Step-Down Unit
- A Mixed Diagnosis Dramatherapy Group
- Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder and Bipolar Disorder
- A Mother's Heartache
- A Service User with BPD
- Dramatherapy Group Interventions
- An Imaginary Train Journey
- A Model Animal Community
- Therapeutic Performance
- Singing Swans
- Self-Revelatory Performance
- Colleagues Reflect on Dramatherapy
- References
- Chapter 7: Dancing Between Life and Death
- Dramatherapy and Grief
- Losing a Brother
- A Father's Suicide
- Self-harm, Suicide and Lost Souls
- Kit
- Lorna
- Chloe
- Jane
- Emotional Impact on Staff
- Suicide and Self-Harm
- Emotional Projections and Ambivalence
- Dr Preeti Gour reflects on Suicide
- The Role of Clinical Supervision
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 8: Hope, Courage and Creativity
- Belief and Hope
- Courage and Meaning
- Survivors
- References
- Abbreviations
- Index