Barbara Stringer1,2, Berno van Meijel2,3, Pieter Karman4, Bauke Koekkoek5,6, Adriaan W Hoogendoorn1, Ad J F M Kerkhof7, Aartjan T F Beekman1. 1. Department of Psychiatry and the EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center Amsterdam/GGZ inGeest, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 2. Research Group Mental Health Nursing/Cluster Nursing, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 3. Parnassia Academy, Parnassia Psychiatric Institute, The Hague, The Netherlands. 4. Psychiatric Centre Children and Adolescents, De Jutters Foundation, The Hague, The Netherlands. 5. ProCES, Pro Persona GGZ, Wolfheze, The Netherlands. 6. Research Group Social Psychiatry & Mental Health Nursing, HAN University of Applied Science, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. 7. Department of Clinical Psychology and the EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Abstract
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.
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.
Authors: Sarah Ledden; Luke Sheridan Rains; Merle Schlief; Phoebe Barnett; Brian Chi Fung Ching; Brendan Hallam; Mia Maria Günak; Thomas Steare; Jennie Parker; Sarah Labovitch; Sian Oram; Steve Pilling; Sonia Johnson Journal: BMC Psychiatry Date: 2022-09-05 Impact factor: 4.144