The use of contracts in the inpatient treatment of...

Abstract

This paper reviews and describes the clinical, administrative, and psychodynamic aspects of the use of contracts. The particular focus is on how the characteristic difficulties which borderline personality disorder patients encounter on inpatient services are helped by contracting. The use of contracts facilitates the therapeutic alliance, and aids in the avoidance of excessive regression and acting out. The improved stabilization of the …

Authors

Bloom H; Rosenbluth M

Journal

Psychiatric Quarterly, Vol. 60, No. 4, pp. 317–327

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

December 1989

DOI

10.1007/bf01064355

ISSN

0033-2720

Associated Experts

Hy Bloom

Assistant Clinical Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

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Fields of Research (FoR)

5203 Clinical and health psychology 5205 Social and Personality Psychology 52 Psychology 3202 Clinical sciences

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Acting Out Adult Behavior Therapy Borderline Personality Disorder Countertransference Ego Female Humans Patient Compliance Psychiatric Department, Hospital Psychoanalytic Interpretation Psychoanalytic Therapy Regression, Psychology Social Environment Transference, Psychology

The use of contracts in the inpatient treatment of the borderline personality disorder