Therapists' handling of patients with cluster B personality disorders in individual psychotherapy
| Autor: | Kjersti Narud, Arnstein Mykletun, Alv A. Dahl |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Psychotherapist lcsh:RC435-571 Attitude of Health Personnel MEDLINE Norwegian Personality Disorders Severity of Illness Index Professional Competence lcsh:Psychiatry Severity of illness medicine Cluster Analysis Humans Acting out Cluster B personality disorders Professional competence Middle Aged medicine.disease Personality disorders language.human_language Clinical Practice Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Psychotherapy Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology language Female Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Comprehensive Psychiatry, Vol 46, Iss 3, Pp 186-191 (2005) |
| ISSN: | 0010-440X |
| Popis: | Individual psychotherapy is a recommended treatment of patients with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition , cluster B personality disorders. Due to their pathology, these patients represent a challenge in psychotherapy, and guidelines for practical handling exist. This study examined the attitudes of psychotherapists toward these challenges. Three hundred twenty-four experienced Norwegian therapists filled in a questionnaire on issues relevant to individual psychotherapy of patients with personality disorders. The attitudes toward cluster B patients were examined and compared with those of clusters A and C patients on contract issues, acting out, use of drugs, information to relatives, and contraindications. A considerable gap was found between therapists' attitudes toward cluster B patients and published guidelines. The therapists mostly handled cluster B in the same way as clusters A and C. Empirical investigations of therapists' handling provide an important feedback from everyday clinical practice on divergences in relation to guidelines derived from experts' consensus and research. |
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