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Reclaiming the humanity in personality disorder
Karen Wright1, Kevin Haigh, Mick McKeown
1Department of Nursing, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK. kmwright1@uclan.ac.uk
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
|July 20, 2007
Summary
This paper critiques UK nursing care for individuals with personality disorder, emphasizing staff attitudes. It advocates for challenging negative discourse and promoting shared humanity in therapeutic relationships for better training outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Mental Health Nursing
- Psychiatry
- Social Psychology
Background:
- Critiques mainstream mental health services for excluding individuals with personality disorder.
- Highlights recent UK policy trends and growing interest in specialized training.
- Notes concerns regarding negative staff attitudes towards this client group.
Purpose of the Study:
- To comment on nursing care and education for personality disorder.
- To critique the UK context of policy, training, and practice.
- To explore the impact of discourse on therapeutic relationships.
Main Methods:
- Commentary and critique based on anecdotal experience.
- Application of social constructionist theories.
- Analysis of public and practitioner discourse.
Main Results:
- Discourse often portrays individuals with personality disorder as fundamentally different.
- Staff training effectiveness is linked to challenging this exclusionary discourse.
- Recognizing shared humanity is proposed as a key therapeutic strategy.
Conclusions:
- Challenging negative discourse and promoting common humanity can enhance therapeutic relationships.
- University-based courses can be instrumental in developing positive practitioner attitudes.
- The explored discursive themes have relevance beyond the UK context.
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