Understanding Long Standing Emotional Difficulties in Primary Care.
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The development of a feasible and acceptable psychological intervention for people with personality disorder traits in primary care improving access to psychological therapies (IAPT) services.
IRAS ID
173408
Contact name
Gary Lamph
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
The University of Manchester
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 31 days
Research summary
Personality Disorder (PD) affects up to 13% of the general population. It often goes unrecognised in people with mild-moderate difficulties. Currently no treatments have been made available in the UK that specifically focus upon personality disorder difficulties in primary care populations. It is however well documented that this client group does exist in primary care and that people with personality disorder traits who present in primary care are less likely to benefit from the routine treatment that is offered within primary care Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services.
This research aims to explore the development of a feasible and acceptable psychological intervention for people with personality disorder traits in primary care IAPT services.
In order to achieve this aim a study will be conducted that has a focus on two populations (Patients and IAPT Healthcare Professionals) that will provide the necessary preparation inline with the MRC guidelines for developing complex interventions. Population 1 - Qualitative in depth interviews will be carried out patients who present with personality disorder traits in primary care IAPT treatments to establish insight into their treatment experiences and needs. Population 2 - Qualitative in depth interviews will be carried out with IAPT healthcare professionals, to establish if they feel current treatments are effective for this client group and if not what can be done to improve this.
The interviews will then be analysed to provide an in-depth exploration of the views of people with personality disorder traits in primary care and the perspectives of the staff group in IAPT services. The outcome of which will ensure a deeper understanding of patient treatment experiences and ensure the needs of the client group are recognised and analysed to inform the development of a psychological intervention treatment manual for primary care IAPT services.
REC name
North of Scotland Research Ethics Committee 1
REC reference
15/NS/0043
Date of REC Opinion
12 May 2015
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion