Access to Evidence-Based Services for Individuals With Borderline Personality Disorder

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Author(s): Peter Leslie King (Australian DBT Institute, Australia)and Jennifer M. Martin (Swinburne University, Australia)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 22
Source title: Mental Health Policy, Practice, and Service Accessibility in Contemporary Society
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Jennifer M. Martin (Swinburne University, Australia)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7402-6.ch009

Keywords: Medical Information Science Reference / Mental Health & Behavioral Studies / Psychiatry and Mental Health / Social Sciences & Humanities

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Abstract

This chapter outlines the key features of the diagnosis of borderline personality disorder. This is a diagnosis that has attracted significant levels of stigma and has generally been viewed as difficult to treat. This has resulted in often inadequate service responses for people experiencing high levels of distress. Increased understanding is facilitated by exploring precipitating factors leading to this diagnosis, including invalidating and often traumatizing environments. Available evidence from Australian and international literature is considered, with main treatments identified to inform improved treatment outcomes. The need for attention to biological, psychological factors is highlighted and in particular acknowledgment of the high prevalence of trauma, particularly childhood sexual assault, amongst the mostly women who are given this diagnosis.

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