Author(s)

Michael Barclay

Feather River College, Meridan University, Petaluma, CA, USA.

BPD is a disorder of many aspects, levels, meanings, presenting symptoms and issues. It demands deconstruction so that the blueprint of its development can provide a model for its treatment. Deconstruction can only be accomplished theoretically. This paper attempts to provide a theoretical perspective on both the development of the syndrome and a possible view of its treatment. The paper reviews the theories of BLPD and the steady reification of the diagnosis in order to provide a phenomenological alternative and a compassionate method of treatment.

Psychological Diagnosis, Borderline Personality, Deconstruction, Phenomenological

Barclay, M. (2015) A Deconstruction of Borderline Personality Disorder. Psychology, 6, 1187-1198. doi: 10.4236/psych.2015.69117.