Blaise Aguirre, MD, is assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He is an expert in child, adolescent, and adult psychotherapy, including dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and psychopharmacology. He is medical director of 3East at Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital. Aguirre has been a staff psychiatrist at McLean since 2000, and is widely recognized for his extensive work in the treatment of mood and personality disorders in adolescents. He is author of Parenting Your Child with Autism, Biographies of Disease: Depression, Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents, and Helping Your Troubled Teen.
"Aguirre and Galen have raised the bar for self-help resources in
the borderline personality disorder (BPD) community. Their wisdom
and compassion shine through the lines of this text, creatively
identifying common problems and effective solutions. For the person
in recovery, they offer tools for problem solving to promote
stability; and for therapists, and especially for professionals in
training, they provide an opportunity to understand the individual
experience of living with BPD--an accomplishment that renders this
book a space in everyone's library."
--Perry D. Hoffman, PhD, president and cofounder of National
Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder
"Aguirre and Galen have written a thoughtful and practical guide
for people suffering with borderline personality disorder (BPD).
This book will be an important resource for clients as well as
professionals and family members."
--Michael Hollander, PhD, director of training at McLean 3East,
assistant professor of psychology in the department of psychiatry
at Harvard Medical School, and author of Helping Teens Who Cut
"Blaise Aguirre and Gillian Galen have written a compassionate,
sensitive, and practical book to help individuals diagnosed with
borderline personality disorder (BPD) successfully navigate
everyday life challenges. I'm exceptionally proud to recommend this
important book to my clients as well as their family members and
friends."
--Amanda L. Smith, LMSW, dialectical behavior therapist and
treatment consultant, and author of The Dialectical Behavior
Therapy Wellness Planner
"The [book's] emphasis on lay language and the numerous pragmatic
problem-solving skills make this a superlative guide that will be
helpful to those with BPD and clinical therapists who work with
them."
--Library Journal
"There are few books designed to help the individual suffering from
borderline personality disorder (BPD) to use cognitive behavioral
therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) tools to help
get them through difficult situations. A supplement to traditional
coaching and therapy, this book accomplishes that with simplicity
and clarity. Aguirre and Galen have written a practical guide that
will serve as a road map to help clients improve their lives, and
at the same time help therapists working with some of the most
challenging clients."--Michael Roy, LCSW, founder and executive
director of Clearview Women's Center, a treatment center
specializing in borderline personality and emotional disorders
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