I have just posted the last presentation from the conference a couple of months ago - Prof Andrew Chanen - Equity & Action for BPD Decades of scientific research have established that borderline personality disorder is a valid diagnosis and that it responds to treatment. However, progress toward genuine service reform to meet the real needs of people with the disorder and those who care for them has been slow and piecemeal. This has been hampered in part by the continuing stigmatisation and marginalisation of personality disorder but also by an excessive focus upon competing psychotherapy ‘brands’, rather than a health system response to borderline personality disorder. There is increasing recognition that the core competencies for the clinical workforce and the necessary elements for effective intervention for borderline personality disorder are less complex than once imagined. Developing a better understanding about effective treatment, as well as the underlying abnormal biological and psychosocial processes leading to borderline personality disorder, might lead to a more coordinated health system response to borderline personality disorder. Andrew Chanen is Director of Clinical Services at Orygen Youth Health Clinical Program, Melbourne and Deputy Research Director at Orygen Youth Health Research Centre & Centre for Youth Mental Health. He established and directs the Helping Young People Early (HYPE) program, a clinical, research and training program investigating the understanding of and prevention and early intervention for severe personality disorder, particularly BPD in youth. youtu.be/L-FMalVymNQ
Posted on: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 12:20:13 +0000
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