Parents with Borderline Personality Disorder – approaches to early intervention

Abstract

Objective: This paper aims to describe the issues confronting parents with a history of attachment-related trauma and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and outline contemporary approaches to intervention. Method: The paper discusses recent reviews of parenting and BPD and outlines recent clinical developments. Result: BPD raises significant challenges for parents, with potential adverse impact on infant attachment and devel-opment. Conclusion: Approaches to early intervention should focus on improving the parental capacity as an attachment figure and their sensitivity to infant emotional communication.