Engaging adults with ASPD in mental health services v.1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Engaging Adults with Antisocial Personality Disorder in the Coventry Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Team (IPU 3-8)
IRAS ID
239328
Contact name
Nicola E Moran
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of York
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 30 days
Research summary
The aim of the research is to identify ways that Coventry Community Mental Health and Wellbeing Team (Integrated Practice Unit 3-8) can support individuals with Antisocial Personality Disorder to engage with the service, in particular with care co-ordination. Coventry IPU 3-8 wishes to develop understanding of issues and skills in encouraging and supporting those with Antisocial Personality Disorder to engage with the service. Research will ask what makes service users more or less likely to engage with IPU 3-8 and what specific challenges are faced by individuals with Antisocial Personality Disorder. It will include semi-structured interviews with both current service users and those who have been recently discharged, where the discharge is felt to be caused (in part or full) by engagement issues. For the purposes of the research, care co-ordinators will identify service users that have engagement issues according to frequency of missed appointments (at least one third of appointments missed). The research sample will only include those with a current diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder to ensure relevance of information. Interviews with service users will take place over the phone or in person, depending on the individual's preference. I aim to interview 8-10 participants in total. Data will be interpreted through thematic analysis, meaning that common themes will be identified from interviews and data will be grouped within these themes. The study will not receive any funding. It will be sponsored by University of York as part of its Think Ahead Masters programme. The research aims to aid Coventry IPU 3-8 in the development of their services and will contribute to the growing research base on engagement issues in personality disorder services.
REC name
East Midlands - Leicester Central Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/EM/0078
Date of REC Opinion
16 Apr 2018
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion