The MOST desirable treatment program for clients with borderline personality disorder would include:
a. episodic crisis counseling and olanzapine as the sole effective medication
b. serial succession of counselors to avoid "therapeutic immunity"
c. long-term counseling and multiple medications
d. extended inpatient behavior modification program
C
Long-term counseling and multiple medications is the desirable treatment for individuals with borderline personality disorder. The current evidence-based drug treatment preferences are for atypical neuroleptics and anticonvulsants.
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