Re:Where to hunt

It is fair to say the Erickson was not fond of labeling people into diagnostic categories. He would now and then to help convery a clinical sketch behind his detailed account of the client's symptoms and dynamics (which he much prefered as an assessment). Also, remember that the label of borderline personality disorder was not 'popular' at the time Erickson most frequently published about his clients. So, we don't see that entry in any of the indexes or chapters that I recall.
Having said that, however, I would strongly urge you to apply the criteria for that diagnosis to many of the cases he cites in Volume 4 of THE COLLECTED PAPERS OF MILTON H. ERICISON, MD, edited by Ernest Rossi, Ph.D., and published by Irvington Press. Vol. 4 is the one to look at for this. Check out the index (about page 550) for 'cases' and you can quickly reference to the promising ones. There are several that I think apply as models there.
Good luck. Ask if you need more.

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