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Using psychoeducation to motivate engagement for women with personality disorder in secure settings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 January 2014

Clive G Long ,
Barbara Fulton  and
Olga Dolley
Clive G Long*
Affiliation:
St Andrew's Academic Centre, Kings College London Institute of Psychiatry, Northampton, UK University of Northampton, UK
Barbara Fulton
Affiliation:
St Andrew's, Northampton, UK
Olga Dolley
Affiliation:
St Andrew's, Northampton, UK
*
Correspondence to: Professor C. G. Long, St Andrew's Healthcare, Cliftonville, Northampton, NN1 5DG. E-mail: clong@standrew.co.uk
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Abstract

A group psychoeducation programme for women in medium security was piloted. The programme aimed to increase participants’ knowledge about emotionally unstable personality disorder, decrease feelings of stigma, increase hope and motivate engagement in treatment. Treatment completers showed significant improvements on selected measures while non-completers did not. The implications of the findings are discussed along with suggestions for further research.

Keywords

Psychoeducationemotionally unstable personality disorderwomensecure services
Type
Original Research Articles
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Journal of Psychiatric Intensive Care , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , April 2015 , pp. 18 - 26
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Copyright © NAPICU 2014 

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