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Recovering: a process of empowerment.

N Nehls1

  • 1School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.

ANS. Advances in Nursing Science
|June 14, 2000
PubMed
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Borderline personality disorder (BPD) patients face stigma and oppressive treatments. A critical look at recovery concepts offers a new, practical approach to care and recovering from BPD.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) are a vulnerable population.
  • They experience stigma from healthcare providers, exacerbating their challenges.
  • Current treatments for BPD are reviewed and critiqued as unintentionally oppressive.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review existing treatments for BPD.
  • To critically examine the concept of recovery in mental health.
  • To propose a new, practical theory of "recovering" for BPD.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of predominant BPD treatments.
  • Critical analysis of the concept of "recovery."
  • Grounded in interpretive phenomenological research principles.

Main Results:

  • Predominant BPD treatments are found to be unintentionally oppressive.
  • A critical examination of "recovery" reveals potential for fundamentally different care.
  • A practical theory of "recovering" is proposed.

Conclusions:

  • Current BPD treatments require re-evaluation due to their oppressive nature.
  • Rethinking "recovery" is essential for developing more effective and humane care models.
  • A new framework for "recovering" from BPD is needed and presented.

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