Edited by Lois W. Choi-Kain, M.D., M.Ed., and Carla Sharp, Ph.D.

AcknowledgmentPrefaceChapter 1. Introduction to Good Psychiatric Management for AdolescentsChapter 2. Overall PrinciplesChapter 3. Making the Diagnosis and Providing Psychoeducation Chapter 4. Getting Started Chapter 5. Managing Suicidality and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Chapter 6. Pharmacotherapy and ComorbidityChapter 7. Multimodal TreatmentsChapter 8. Ending Treatment Chapter 9. Case IllustrationsReferencesAppendix A: Relation of Good Psychiatric Management for Adolescents to Other Evidence-Based Treatments for Adolescent Borderline Personality DisorderAppendix B: General Psychiatric Management Adherence ScaleAppendix C: Online Good Psychiatric Management TrainingAppendix D: Guidelines for FamiliesAppendix E: Online Psychoeducation Resources

This manual demystifies borderline personality disorder in young people by using the principles of good psychiatric management (GPM) to offer clinicians essential guidelines for generalist care. The authors outline common problems that arise during each phase or aspect of treatment, from diagnosis and pharmacology to family interventions, and discuss how to address them.