I wanted to have this readily available: Peter Fonagy, a respected psychoanalyst in the UK has worked very hard in the recent ten years to substantiate the efficacy of psychodynamic psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder. This is his effort. Well worth reading it, as it applies broadly I think to other areas of psychological experience.

http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/special-reports/mentalization-based-treatment-common-sense-approach-borderline-personality-disorder