A Crude way of Loving: on Surviving the Trauma of Therapeutic Change With Borderline Patients in Group Psychotherapy

This article traces the development of 1 patient in a psychotherapy group in which borderline pathology predominated. Dynamics specific to the therapeutic engagement of borderline patients, & pressures experienced by the group analyst, are illustrated. The author recommends particular adjustments in technique when conducting borderline groups. The patient’s own suicidal ideations & his reactions to his brother’s death by suicide are discussed. (8 refs)