Yes, email me and I'll send you a chapter on this topic. 

Perry JC, Petraglia J, Olson TR, Presniak, MD, Metzger J. (2012). Accuracy of defense interpretation in three character types . Ray Levy, Stuart Ablon, Horst Kächele (Eds.) Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Research: Evidenced-based Practice and Practice-based Evidence . New York, (Humana Press) Springer, chapter 25, pp 417- 447.

Also I am preparing an article on this as well. email me @ [email protected]

Thank you very much I've already send an email. 

It might be helpful to explore efficacy studies of therapies that utilize consistent interpretation of defensive maneuvers as the vehicle of change. Otto Kernberg and colleagues' transference focused psychotherapy (TFP) might be an example. Here are some references of a few attempts to test TFP efficacy with BPD:

Clarkin, J. F., Levy, K. N., Lenzenweger, M. F., & Kernberg, O. F. (2007). A multiwave RCT evaluating three treatments for borderline personality disorder. American Journal of Psychiatry, 164, 922-928.

Doering, S., Hörz, S., Rentrop, M., Fischer-Kern, M., Schuster, P., Benecke, C., Buchheim, A., Martius, P., Buchheim, P. (2010). Transference-Focused Psychotherapy vs. treatment by community psychotherapists for borderline personality disorder: A randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Psychiatry, 196, 389-395.

Levy, K.N., Meehan, K.B., Kelly, K.M., Reynoso, J.S., Weber, M., Clarkin, J.F., & Kernberg, O.F. (2006). Change in attachment patterns and reflective function in a randomized control trial of Transference Focused Psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 74, 1027-1040.

Thank you Dennis,  I will look it up! Thank you for the tip:)

Here's one effort:

Winston, B., Winston, A., Samstag, L.W., & Muran, J.C. (1994). Defenses in brief psychotherapy. Psychotherapy, 31, 478-491.

PDF is on my researchgate profile.

Mr. Muran thank you for your tip. I can't find this study. Maybe you meant study Patient defense/Therapist Interventions ?

Yes, sorry.

I could add that also Davanloo' s work on brief psychotherapy gave a great importance to the challenge of patient defenses. Of course, Kernberg TFT focus greatly on resistance in the transference and to deal with it without the time of a traditional psychoanalisis.