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  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Mental Health Services

Background:

  • The term 'borderline personality disorder' is perceived as offensive by patients.
  • Existing diagnostic labels may negatively impact patient perception and therapeutic alliances.
  • Current clinical environments may foster impatience with slow patient recovery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore patient preferences for alternative diagnostic labels for borderline personality disorder.
  • To examine the impact of professional attitudes and systemic factors on therapeutic relationships.
  • To propose changes in clinical environments to better support patients with slow recovery.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative analysis of patient feedback on diagnostic terminology.
  • Discussion of systemic factors influencing clinical practice and patient care.
  • Exploration of the relationship between diagnostic labels, professional attitudes, and therapeutic outcomes.

Main Results:

  • Patients favor the term 'emotional intensity disorder' over 'borderline personality disorder'.
  • The connotation of any diagnostic term is influenced by professional attitudes and the clinical environment.
  • A shift from a focus on compulsion to fostering therapeutic relationships is suggested.

Conclusions:

  • Renaming borderline personality disorder to 'emotional intensity disorder' may improve patient perception.
  • Systemic changes in the mental health environment are necessary to alter professional attitudes.
  • Fostering therapeutic relationships and addressing systemic impatience are key to better patient outcomes.