Citation

Levy KN, Yeomans FE, Diamond D. J. Clin. Psychol. (Hoboken) 2007; 63(11): 1105-1120.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA. klevy@psu.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/jclp.20418

PMID

17932991

Abstract

The authors address psychodynamic therapies, particularly transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP), in the treatment of patients who present with non-suicidal self-injury. In doing so, they briefly discuss various psychodynamic approaches with empirical evidence for their effectiveness. They describe TFP, including its treatment rationale, putative change mechanisms, and outcome research. They then present a case illustration of a patient with borderline personality disorder who engages in non-suicidal self-injury to demonstrate how TFP can be applied to such cases.

Language: en