A Concise Guide to Borderline Personality Disorder

“Dr. Paris is a consummate clinical educator who has influenced generations of mental health clinicians. This book distills a lifetime of clinical wisdom and blends it with Paris’s deep knowledge and masterful critical appraisal of the research literature. This practical guide has something for everyone. It is essential reading for trainees and practicing clinicians in all mental health disciplines.” - Andrew Chanen, MBBS (Hons), BMedSci (Hons), MPM, PhD, FRANZCP, Professor, Orygen, Parkville, VIC and The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia “Practical, research-informed, and clinically focused, Joel Paris has given us an essential guide to BPD diagnosis and treatment. This book is like having an on-hand professional consultant, full of wise, evenly balanced advice and case examples on how to personalize treatment.” - Brin F. S. Grenyer, PhD, Professor of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia; Director of the Project Air Strategy for Personality Disorders “This is a deeply instructive text on the treatment of borderline personality disorder. It is not only richly informative but also written in a very straightforward and readily understood manner.” - Thomas A. Widiger, PhD, Professor of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States; Editor, Oxford Handbook of Personality Disorders “This is a well-organized account of borderline personality disorder that provides a broad and concise overview that should appeal to the targeted readership. The overall approach is balanced and grounded in relevant evidence.” - John Livesley, MD, PhD, FRSC, Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Joel Paris, MD

Dr. Joel Paris is an emeritus professor in the Department of Psychiatry at McGill University. He also holds positions as a research associate in the Department of Psychiatry at Sir Mortimer B. Davis‐Jewish General Hospital and as an associate psychiatrist at McGill University Health Centre. Dr. Paris was instrumental in founding the community and family psychiatric clinics at each of these institutions. He is a prolific author, with 25 books, 50 book chapters, and over 200 peer-reviewed journal articles to his name.