I Hate YouDont Leave Me Third Edi..., Jerold J. Kreisman
I Hate YouDont Leave Me Third Edi..., Jerold J. Kreisman
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I Hate You--Don't Leave Me: Third Edition
Understanding the Borderline Personality

Author: Jerold J. Kreisman, Hal Straus

Narrator: Kevin R. Free

Unabridged: 10 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 09/07/2021

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

The revised and expanded third edition of the bestselling guide to understanding borderline personality disorder—with advice for communicating with and helping the borderline individuals in your life.

After more than three decades as the essential guide to borderline personality disorder (BPD), the third edition of I Hate You—Don’t Leave Me now reflects the most up-to-date research that has opened doors to the neurobiological, genetic, and developmental roots of the disorder, as well as connections between BPD and substance abuse, sexual abuse, post-traumatic stress syndrome, ADHD, and eating disorders.
 
Both pharmacological and psychotherapeutic advancements point to real hope for success in the treatment and understanding of BPD.
 
This expanded and revised edition is an invaluable resource for those diagnosed with BPD and their family, friends, and colleagues, as well as professionals and students in the field, and the practical tools and advice are easy to understand and use in your day-to-day interactions with the borderline individuals in your life.

* This audiobook includes a downloadable PDF with a resource guide from the book.

About The Author

Jerold J. Kreisman, MD, is a psychiatrist and leading expert on borderline personality disorder. He has written two books on the disorder: the bestselling I Hate You—Don’t Leave Me and Sometimes I Act Crazy. He contributes regularly for Psychology Today and is in private practice in St. Louis, Missouri.Hal Straus is a professional health and medical writer who has penned five books, including the bestselling I Hate You—Don’t Leave Me (with Jerold J. Kreisman, MD), and has contributed numerous articles to Ladies’ Home Journal, Men’s Health, and Redbook.


Reviews

Goodreads review by quail on March 29, 2009

This book is terribly outdated. It lists homosexuality as sexual deviation, and was published before the advent of SSRIs. It also predates the current treatment for borderline personality disorder, Dialetical Behavioral Therapy. Don't bother reading this.......more

Goodreads review by Ren ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ on March 22, 2025

(It looks as though it’s been updated several times. I haven’t yet read the newer editions, but I’m giving it the full five. 22 March 2025) 4.5 stars - While in dire need of an update, this book gives a multitude of case studies of fictitious people who are dealing with borderline personality disorde......more

Goodreads review by Noelle on September 22, 2015

As a mental health professional, I can say that I found this book to be among the best written to help a person better understand their spouse, friend, parent, sibling, etc. who is suffering with Borderline Personality Disorder. It helps the reader to understand how one develops the characteristics......more

Goodreads review by Nicol on November 24, 2011

Is this book in dire need of an update? Yes! Published in 1989, it is about time for a re-haul or at the very least a new introduction. Furthermore, whether it was published in the 1980's or now, it lacks a feminist analysis which in turn normalizes violence (and in particular intimate partner viole......more

Goodreads review by Cori on March 06, 2023

To date, possibly the best book on BPD I've read. I wish I would have read this starting out in my psych career as it took me far too long to learn even a remotely significant amount of knowledge about this disorder and how to respond to it. I've read some reviews where people absolutely lost their......more