Personality Disorders in Addiction Intervention: A Practitioner's Guide to Borderline, Narcissistic, and Antisocial Traits

Matt Brown • 2026-10-11

Every experienced interventionist has had the case that didn't follow the script. The family did the preparation, the letters were strong, the bed was secured, and the person in the chair responded in a way no rehearsal anticipated: rage that turned to tears in seconds, a polished counter-narrative that had half the family doubting themselves, or a calm agreement that dissolved at the airport.