Perspectives of people with personality disorder
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Perspectives of people with personality disorder on different aspects of bio-psycho-social treatment
IRAS ID
220915
Contact name
Dipen Patel
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
R&D, Leicestershire Partnership NHS trust
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 2 months, 1 days
Research summary
This project seeks the opinion of service users, diagnosed with personality disorder, on their treatment. Treatment for personality disorder is based upon two approaches - a "biological perspective" which is typically offered by psychiatrists and a "psychosocial approach" typically offered by nurses and therapists.
People with personality disorder often have fragmented internal worlds and the aim of their treatment is to bring about integration and a sense of agency. However, as is often the case in clinical practice, the separation of the "biological" from the "psychosocial" can result in treatment becoming more split, fragmented and ultimately more unhelpful for the patient.
In a previous project ( Konstantinidou & Evans, 2015) we sought opinion from clinicians on the interface between psychiatry and psychotherapy. In this project we advance previous research by seeking the opinion of service users based on themes that emerged from previous research and literature. We aim to run two focus groups with service users currently under treatment in a group therapy service. All service users have a diagnosis of personality disorder and we seek to encourage their reflection on the nature of their relationship with different treating clinicians and with the NHS as a whole , on their relationship with their medication and on their expectations of treatment. The groups will be facilitated by psychiatrists and psychotherapists.
The results of the study will contribute to an often under researched subject of service users' perceptions of their treatment and will encourage further reflection on delivery of care which promotes optimal agency and integration.REC name
East Midlands - Leicester Central Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/EM/0115
Date of REC Opinion
12 Jun 2017
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion