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Inpatient treatment of borderline personality disorder in adults with intellectual disability: reflections on practice.
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Advances in Mental Health & Intellectual Disabilities . 2019, Vol. 13 Issue 2, p67-75. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Purpose: There are few publications on personality disorder in adults with intellectual disability (ID), and on borderline personality disorder (BPD) specifically. Publications concerning treatment are sparse, despite the high symptom burden in these patients. This paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach: Six patients with BPD and ID were recruited from the same inpatient unit. Behaviour problems and mental health symptoms were scored on admission and discharge. Information about treatment, length of stay, etc. was taken from case files. Findings: Both mental health symptoms measured by the SCL-90-R, and behaviour problems measured by the Aberrant Behaviour Checklist were significantly reduced on discharge. In the active treatment period, the two main aspects of treatment were validation and practicing new solutions when emotional and behavioural problems occur, i.e. skills training. Research limitations/implications: The limitations related to this study are that the study is conducted in one milieu only. Another limitation is that the patients were admitted over a five-year period, where, some changes were made in the treatment approach. Practical implications: Inpatient treatment of this patient group seems to be effective if individually adjusted to the patient's psychopathology, ID and communication style. Close co-operation between the individual therapist and milieu therapists is essential. Originality/value: There is a need for intervention studies on BPD in ID. This study may be a valuable contribution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *TREATMENT of borderline personality disorder
*AFFECTIVE disorders
*BORDERLINE personality disorder
*LENGTH of stay in hospitals
*HOSPITAL admission & discharge
*INTERPROFESSIONAL relations
*PEOPLE with intellectual disabilities
*MILIEU therapy
*PATIENTS
*PSYCHOTHERAPY
*SOCIAL skills education
*DISCHARGE planning
*ADULTS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20441282
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Advances in Mental Health & Intellectual Disabilities
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 136617660
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1108/AMHID-03-2018-0008