Transference-focused psychotherapy for borderline and narcissistic personality disorders

Abstract Transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP) was originally articulated and empirically examined for the treatment of patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD). The current understanding of personality pathology as a general factor of personality dysfunction manifested in self-functioning and dysfunction in relating to others is consistent with an object relations view of personality pathology, in its focus on identity consolidation and mental representations of self and others. This understanding of personality pathology has led to the articulation of principles of TFP for patients with both BPD and narcissistic personality disorder.