Mental Health Professionals Survey About Borderline Personality Disorder Diagnosis
Year: 2012
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Borderline personality Disorder (BPD) is currently the most studied of axis II disorders. It is estimated that BPD affects 2% of the population, 10% of psychiatric outpatients and 20% of hospitalized patients. It is one of the disorders that generates considerable confusion and burden in the mental health professionals, when dealt with in clinical practice. In relation to patients, there is the hypothesis that treatment with BPD "burns out" psychotherapists, that is, leaving them emotionally tired, depersonalizing their patients and as a result they begin to consider them difficult to treat. In an effort to bridge the gap between research and clinical practice, a survey about BPD and its treatment has been carried out with a sample of argentine mental health professionals. The objective of the present study consisted on exploring clinical and personal experience, as well as general knowledge regarding BPD and patients. A total of 216 mental health professionals (psychologists and psychiatrists) contributed with information about various aspects of the mental disorder: diagnosis and prognosis, therapeutic approach, adherence to treatment, bibliographical knowledge, clinical experience and personal experience with patients with BPD.
Authors: Pilar Regalado, Pablo Gagliesi
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1692130114