Contributors

Introduction Richard Byrt and Phil Woods

Types of personality disorder Phil Woods

The social consequences of a ‘personality disorder’ diagnosis Richard Byrt with a contribution by Jim Dooher

Service user experiences and professional attitudes Richard Byrt, Roberta Graley-Wetherell, ‘R’, Rachel Studley, Karen D’Silva, Linnette James and Tom Pocock

Culture, spirituality and ethical issues in caring for clients with personality disorder Mary A. Addo

The emotional impact of working with people who have personality disorders Anne Aiyegbusi

Education, training and support for staff working with clients with a diagnosis of personality disorder: some thoughts Carol Watson and Alyson McGregor Kettles

Gender and sexuality issues Anne Aiyegbusi and Richard Byrt

Community interventions Michael Coffey

Assessing and managing risk to self and others Michael Doyle and David Duffy

The assessment of security need Mick Collins, Steffan Davies and Chris Ashwell

Observation and engagement with people with personality disorder Alyson McGregor Kettles and Jean Woodally

Dual diagnosis of personality disorder and substance misuse Alyson McGregor Kettles

Nursing interventions in therapeutic communities Richard Byrt

Personality disorder: specialist psychological approaches Michael Doyle, Anne Aiyegbusi and Paul Burbery

Conclusions: themes, action and research for the future Alyson McGregor Kettles, Phil Woods and Richard Byrt

Index