From Borderline Adolescent to Functioning Adult

James F. Masterson Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Cornell University Medical College—New York Hospital (Payne Whitney Clinic) Visiting Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto Director, The Masterson Group for the Study and Treatment of Character Disorders (Adult and Adolescent). Jacnita Lu Costello Staff Social Worker, The Masterson Group

• Part I Theory; Chapter 1 A Development Theory of the Borderline Syndrome; Chapter 2 Psychopathology of the Self in the Borderline; Part II Method; Chapter 3 Clinical Diagnosis and Model of Treatment; Chapter 4 Method of Follow-Up Study; Part III Results; Chapter 5 Clinical Outcome: From Borderline Adolescent to Functioning Adult; Chapter 6 Minimal Impairment; Chapter 7 Mild Impairment (Group A); Chapter 8 Mild Impairment (Group B); Chapter 9 Moderate Impairment; Chapter 10 Severe Impairment; Chapter 11 A Guide for the Clinical Evaluation of Therapeutic Change; Chapter 12 Parents’ Clinical Outcome; Chapter 13 Clinical Outcome: Outpatient Psychotherapy Alone; Chapter 14 Prognostic Factors; Chapter 15 Summary and Discussion;