Highlights•Randomized clinical trials demonstrate minimal differences between
psychotherapies for borderline patients.•Transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP) is …

This article demonstrates the utility of a theory-guided psychodynamic approach to the
assessment of personality and personality pathology based on the object relations model …

Tools for assessing object relations (ORs) are fundamental for psychodynamic theory,
research, and practice. ORs play an important role in diagnostic and therapeutic processes …

We argue that clinical information related to an object-relations model of personality
pathology can be used by untrained and clinically inexperienced students to rate personality …

Background Cognitive function is a challenge for many SUD patients, and residential SUD
treatment is cognitively demanding. Treatment retention is a predictor for success in SUD …

The Alternative Model for Personality Disorders states that personality pathology involves
significant impairment in personality functioning that can be assessed using the Level of …

Background: The impact of dual pathology on treatment outcomes is unclear, with the
literature reporting both favorable and unfavorable evidence. The main aim of this study was …

With the publication of the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders, a set of dimensional criteria was added as an emerging alternative model to the …

Individuals suffering from borderline personality disorder (BPD) show a pervasive sense that
others cannot be trusted, are vulnerable to negative therapeutic reactions, and can oscillate …

Both the new ICD-11 and the latest Alternative DSM-5 Model for Personality Disorders focus
on self and interpersonal functioning as the central feature of personality pathology, also …