Working with Borderline Personality Disorder: Nursing Interventions Using Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

Psychotherapeutic treatment of people with borderline personality dis order (BPD) is one of the greatest challenges confronting mental health professionals today. Clients with BPD are often difficult for nurses to work with, perdynamics of the disorder. This article describes effective treatment strategies for BPD with a central focus on dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT). In typical mental health settings, nurses can effectively implement interventions using the concepts of DBT to help people with BPD build effective coping strategies and skillful behavioral response for improved quality of life.