Dramatherapy for Borderline Personality Disorder

Table of Contents Dramatherapy for Borderline Personality Disorder: Empowering and Nurturing people through Creativity (Author – Nicky Morris) Dramatherapy: Approaches, Relationships, Critical ideas (Series Editor - Anna Seymour) Title Dedication Acknowledgements Contents Foreword - Kate McCormack Part One: Definitions, History, Theory and Treatment Options Chapter 1: Introduction Battling Stigma Personal Motivation Summary of Chapters References Chapter 2: BPD: A Complex and Emotional Mental Health Disorder BPD Historic Overview Current Statistics Aetiology Diagnosis: BPD in the DSM V EUPD in the ICD.10 Structured Clinical Interviews Diagnosis in Adolescence Comorbidity Conclusion References Chapter 3: Psychological Treatments for BPD Introduction Treatment Pathway Treating Comorbidity Therapeutic Interventions: DBT - Dialectical Behaviour Therapy MBT - Mentalisation Based Therapy Therapeutic communities Arts Therapies: Dramatherapy Art Therapy Music therapy Dance Movement Therapy CBT - Cognitive Behaviour Therapy CAT - Cognitive Analytical Therapy ST - Schema Therapy TFP - Transference Focused Therapy IGP – Interpersonal Group Psychotherapy OT - Occupational Therapy: OT for BPD, by Georgia Ntzimani Multidisciplinary Communication Final Reflections References Chapter 4: Embrace and Contain the Chaos: Dramatherapy for BPD Dramatherapy: History and Definition Ancient Roots Theatre meets Therapy Dramatherapy in the Twentieth Century Defining Dramatherapy in the Twenty First Century Dramatherapy for BPD Thirteen Dramatherapists share their experience Dramatherapy for Insecure Attachment and Trauma Reclaiming Femininity through Ritual and Myth Dramatherapy for Men with BPD Evaluation and Evidence An Overview Part Two: Dramatherapy Clinical Case Studies and Vignettes Chapter 5 Breaking Inner Chains: Dramatherapy on a Secure Ward for Women with BPD Dramatherapy for Women with BPD Five Recurring Themes: Freedom Hope To be seen and heard as a human being, rather than a diagnosis Bringing all parts of oneself – including the shadow – into the light A new way to look at familiar emotions or issues Six Key Interventions: Releasing tension and repressed emotion via simple, effective methods Symbolic Tools and Projective Methods Ritual, Story and Myth Sensory work Play Poetry, Song and Creative Writing A Detailed Case Study illustrating the Six Interventions: Initial steps into Dramatherapy 1:1 Trauma-Focused Dramatherapy Jean’s Dramatherapy journey in relation to Schema Therapy Perspectives from the Multi-Disciplinary Team on Dramatherapy The Client’s Voice References Chapter 6 A Cry for Freedom: Dramatherapy with Women in a Secure Step-Down Unit A Mixed Diagnosis Dramatherapy Group Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder and Bipolar Disorder A Mother’s Heartache A Service User with BPD Dramatherapy Group Interventions An Imaginary Train Journey A Model Animal Community Therapeutic Performance Singing Swans Self-Revelatory Performance Colleagues Reflect on Dramatherapy References Chapter 7: Dancing Between Life and Death Dramatherapy and Grief Losing a Brother A Father’s Suicide Self-harm, Suicide and Lost Souls Kit Lorna Chloe Jane Emotional Impact on Staff Suicide and Self-Harm Emotional Projections and Ambivalence Dr Preeti Gour reflects on Suicide The Role of Clinical Supervision Conclusion References Chapter 8: Hope, Courage and Creativity Belief and Hope Courage and Meaning Survivors References Abbreviations Index