– Despite contemporary mental health services shifting to a community‐based
model of care, acute inpatient care is still necessary for many patients
experiencing an acute psychological crisis. As inpatient services cost the
National Health Service nearly £600 million a year, initiatives to reduce time
spent in hospital, whilst maintaining safety and quality, are being actively
promoted on a nation... hiện toàn bộ
This paper describes two different services within the UK, both of which aim to
better address the needs of offenders with personality disorder. Both services
have been developed in the light of recent policy and practice guidance, which
recognises the need to develop new ways of working with this hard‐to‐reach
population.The importance of developing boundaries and optimistic therapeutic
relations... hiện toàn bộ
The authors provide three personal perspectives on personality disorder, based
on their involvement in writing, directing and acting in a Resurgence Theatre
Company production, Differentia, which provided a dramatic representation of
personality disorder. The production was shown at the First National Personality
Disorder Congress.