Evaluation of a novel risk assessment method for self-harm associated with Borderline Personality Disorder.

CONCLUSIONS: Although standard and BPD-specific methods are well aligned for assessing self harm-associated risk, BPD-specific training raised awareness of BPD-appropriate interventions, particularly in the context of chronic patterns of self-harm behaviour. Wider dissemination of BPD-specific risk training may enhance the confidence of mental health clinicians in identifying the nature of self-harm risk as well as the most clinically appropriate interventions for clients with BPD.
PMID: 28488884 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Australasian Psychiatry - May 1, 2017 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Rao S, Broadbear JH, Thompson K, Correia A, Preston M, Katz P, Trett R Tags: Australas Psychiatry Source Type: research