In this well-written, easily readable volume, Rockland (with several specialized chapters written by others) presents a detailed view of an important clinical issue—the psychodynamically oriented supportive therapy (given the acronym POST) of borderline patients, extending the work previously presented in his 1989 book on supportive psychotherapy. It should be noted from the outset that, to his credit, Rockland is fully aware of the pitfalls of treating all patients alike:

Psychodynamic supportive and exploratory therapies in pure culture are models, useful primarily in formulating methodologies at the polar extremes of the supportive/exploratory continuum. … The twin tasks of (1) determining the appropriate supportive/exploratory mix for the individual patient at a specific