Community-based psychodynamic treatment program for severe personality disorders: Clinical description and naturalistic evaluation

Journal of Psychiatric Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-24

  Chiesa, Marco ^a,b   Fonagy, Peter ^a   Gordon, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Cassel Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Borderline personality disorder; Community based treatment; Long term inpatient treatment; Outcomes; Personality disorders; Psychodynamic treatment; self harm; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; AUTOMUTILATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; COMMUNITY CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MORBIDITY; NURSING CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TEAMWORK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; NURSING; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 67650112850     PISSN: 15274160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pra.0000344915.61706.d4     Document Type: Review

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