Personality Disorder Treatment in OOA Hospitals: An IPA Study
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Understanding the experiences of people who have been treated for a personality disorder diagnosis (PD) in Out-of-Area (OOA) Hospitals: An IPA Study
IRAS ID
349620
Contact name
Harry Banyard
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Birmingham
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 2 months, 31 days
Research summary
Personality disorder is a mental health diagnosis given to people who may experience a series of enduring difficulties including, relating with others and managing their emotions. When admitted to hospital and the care in their local area is not available or it is struggling to support the person effectively, they may be sent to a hospital out of their local area (OOA). At present 91.2% of OOA hospital admissions are regarded as inappropriate, despite the government pledging to phase them out by 2021. There is limited research that investigates what these OOA admissions are like for people who have been admitted there for treatment of their given personality disorder diagnosis. This study looks to interview approximately 8 people who have been treated OOA for their personality disorder diagnosis and analyse these interviews. The analysis will draw out the persons understanding and how they have made sense of their experience. The study will hope to begin paving the way to helpful future research topics that will support the effective treatment of personality disorder diagnosis.
REC name
London - Queen Square Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
25/PR/0862
Date of REC Opinion
9 Jul 2025
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion