Digital Library
Close Browse articles from a journal
 
<< previous    next >>
     Journal description
       All volumes of the corresponding journal
         All issues of the corresponding volume
           All articles of the corresponding issues
                                       Details for article 2 of 20 found articles
 
 
  An innovative outreach service for people with severe personality disorders: Patient characteristics and clinical activities
 
 
Title: An innovative outreach service for people with severe personality disorders: Patient characteristics and clinical activities
Author: Morant, Nicola
Dolan, Bridget
Fainman, David
Hilton, Maggie
Appeared in: The journal of forensic psychiatry & psychology
Paging: Volume 10 (1999) nr. 1 pages 84-97
Year: 1999-04-01
Contents: This paper presents descriptive quantitative data on the first 12 months of operation of an innovative outreach service for people with severe personality disorders (SPD). Between November 1995 and November 1996, 156 patients were referred to the service for outpatient treatment, inpatient preparatory work, post-inpatient follow-up and advice on management. The psychological and psychiatric characteristics of these patients are described using a range of standardized self-report scales. Scores indicate high levels of personality disorders, especially borderline personality disorder and associated behavioural and social problems. The various clinical activities of the service are described. These include the provision of individual and group psychotherapies, referrals for specialist inpatient admission and the provision of specialist advice on management to local referrers. Evidence suggests that the service is successfully achieving its aims in providing a specialist community service for people with SPD, but that current resourcing levels limit its ability to respond fully to service demands.
Publisher: Routledge
Source file: Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften
 
 

                             Details for article 2 of 20 found articles
 
<< previous    next >>
 
 Koninklijke Bibliotheek - National Library of the Netherlands