TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Non-borderline patients with mothers who manifest borderline pathology
JO  - British journal of psychotherapy
A1  - Glickauf-Hughes, Cheryl
A1  - Mehlman, Elizabeth
SP  - 294
EP  - 302
VL  - 14
IS  - 3
N2  - The psychological development of non-borderline adult patients raised presumably by mothers with borderline characteristics is examined. Despite childhoods that were subjected to a preponderance of pathological interactions with a primary caretaker, the adults described exhibit common patterns of adaptation that have enabled them to achieve higher levels of integration and differentiation than their mothers. Characteristics of adaptation include self-understanding, sublimation, the ability to form positive relationships with other caretakers, and the constructive use of fantasy. In treatment, these patients present a number of issues such as fluctuating self-esteem, anxious attachment, a ?borderline transference?, and a conflicted identification with the mother.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0265-9883
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-0118.1998.tb00383.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -