Published: November 2006
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, Rachel Studley, Karen, 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
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