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A common experience for those with BPD and BPD traits is to experience feelings of loss and abandonment. During times of quarantine these can be made worse, by being stuck inside, removed from routine contact with our favorite person, etc. This video focuses on this experience and how to help you manage it.
Fear of abandonment is widely recognized as a core symptom in BPD. While fear of abandonment may differ in its clinical presentation, it has a significant impact on therapeutic engagement, suicidal behavior and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), clinical management and prognosis. Most efficacious treatments for BPD address the issue of fear of abandonment; however, the lack of specifically targeted treatment interventions is disproportionate to its prominence and clinical significance. Fear of abandonment is an important issue to consider and be aware of and should also be a specific therapy target.
Daniel J. Fox, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in Texas, international speaker, and a multi-award winning author. He has been specializing in the treatment and assessment of individuals with personality disorders for over 15 years in the state and federal prison system, universities, and in private practice. His specialty areas include personality disorders, ethics, burnout prevention, and emotional intelligence.
He has published several articles in these areas and is the author of:
The Borderline Personality Disorder Workbook: An Integrative Program to Understand and Manage Your BPD. Available at:
Antisocial, Borderline, Narcissistic and Histrionic Workbook: Treatment Strategies for Cluster B Personality Disorders (IPBA Benjamin Franklin Gold Award Winner):
Narcissistic Personality Disorder Toolbox: 55 Practical Treatment Techniques for Clients, Their Parents & Their Children (IPBA Benjamin Franklin Silver Award Winner)::
The Clinician’s Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment of Personality Disorders:
Dr. Fox has given numerous workshops and seminars on ethics and personality disorders, personality disorders and crime, treatment solutions for treating clients along the antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic personality spectrum, emotional intelligence, managing mental health within the prison system, and others. Dr. Fox maintains a website of various treatment interventions focused on working with and attenuating the symptomatology related to individuals along the antisocial, borderline, narcissistic, and histrionic personality spectrum (www.drdfox.com).
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Citation: Palihawadana, V., Broadbear, J. H., & Rao, S. (2019). Reviewing the clinical significance of ‘fear of abandonment’in borderline personality disorder. Australasian Psychiatry, 27(1), 60-63.
