PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to explore the experience of having a personality disorder diagnosis within the context of forensic secure and community services. METHODS: We used an interpretative phenomenological analysis to analyse interviews with 10 service users purposively recruited from services in South London. RESULTS: Participants described two facets of their lived experience: (1) the way they see themselves now, in light of their offending and social background and (2) the pejorative nature of the personality disorder label, its relationship to mental illness and their need to distance themselves from it. CONCLUSIONS: Having a forensic identity affects participants' perceptions of their diagnosis and its treatment as well as their views about themselves.
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to explore the experience of having a personality disorder diagnosis within the context of forensic secure and community services. METHODS: We used an interpretative phenomenological analysis to analyse interviews with 10 service users purposively recruited from services in South London. RESULTS:Participants described two facets of their lived experience: (1) the way they see themselves now, in light of their offending and social background and (2) the pejorative nature of the personality disorder label, its relationship to mental illness and their need to distance themselves from it. CONCLUSIONS: Having a forensic identity affects participants' perceptions of their diagnosis and its treatment as well as their views about themselves.
Authors: Peter Tyrer; Conor Duggan; Sylvia Cooper; Mike Crawford; Helen Seivewright; Deborah Rutter; Tony Maden; Sarah Byford; Barbara Barrett Journal: Med Sci Law Date: 2010-04 Impact factor: 1.266
Authors: B Koekkoek; B van Meijel; B Tiemens; A Schene; G Hutschemaekers Journal: Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol Date: 2010-07-03 Impact factor: 4.328