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Barbara Stringer1,2, Berno van Meijel2,3, Pieter Karman4
1Department of Psychiatry and the EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center Amsterdam/GGZ inGeest, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Purpose:
To test if a collaborative care program (CCP) with nurses in a coordinating position is beneficial for patients with severe personality disorders.
Design And Methods:
A pilot study with a comparative multiple case study design using mixed methods investigating active ingredients and preliminary results.
Findings:
Most patients, their informal caregivers, and nurses value (parts of) the CCP positively; preliminary results show a significant decrease in severity of borderline symptoms.
Practice Implications:
With the CCP, we may expand the supply of available treatments for patients with (severe) personality disorders, but a larger randomized controlled trial is warranted to confirm our preliminary results.
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