> I just read one of Masterson's books, and it was good. The book I read is The Search for the Real Self.

I took a look at the Web site. It seemed to me that his institute aims to train other therapists in his understanding of the origins of personality disorders, but it was not obvious to me how that translated actually into how you treat them. Is that included in his books? His latest one costs $40. I am wondering if it is worth it to spend that much on the chance that I might learn enough to help.

Earlier this morning I had this thought: "*&#$%^. It seems as though with a disorder that is not widely understood, we have to do all the research and understanding ourselves to find how to get help. Fortunately, it appears that there are some people here on Psych Central who can help with that."