Overview

People with personality disorders are to be found in all branches of psychiatric services, from the outpatient and community care through to acute inpatient care. Their behaviour is difficult, manipulative, threatening and they are hard to manage in institutional settings. Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder is based on unique research study conducted in the three English high security hospitals - Ashworth, Rampton and Broadmoor, Through in-depth analysis of an extensive questionnaire survey followed by personal interviews, Len Bowers shows how positive or negative attitudes to PD patients arise and are maintained over time, as well as discusses what impact they have upon nurses and the care they provide to patients, and draws some practical conclusions. The difficulties facing staff who care for and treat PD patients are enormous, and constitute a significant personal challenge for the psychiatric professional of any discipline. For the first time this book provides details of the most effective ways of creating a positive context for working with personality disorder and contains a blueprint for training and organisational structures across the professional spectrum.

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Author:   Len Bowers
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780415282383

ISBN 10:   0415282381
Pages:   180
Publication Date:   20 June 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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This is a well organized presentation of information collected about attitudes of nurses who work with patients with personality disorders (PD). The population of patients with PD poses a particularly challenging task both in patient care and in self care for the nurses who work with them. No one has systematically collected information from nurses who work on PD units. The author presents such a study. <br>The book is likely to appeal to nurses who work primarily with this type of patient. It will also be of interest to general psychiatric nurses and their supervisors. The material suggests effective ways for supporting and training those who choose to do this demanding work. <br>Although there is a limited audience to whom this book will appeal, it throws out a glimmer of hope and support for nurses working with persons with diagnoses in this difficult area.. <br>-Doody's Electronic Journal, November 2002 <br>

'This is a humane and sensible analysis of this complex and contested territory, and an account of forensic nursing practice that is a powerful antidote to some of the more damning critical press of recent years.' - Mick Mckeown, Mental Health Today 'Bowers presents passionate and challenging observations made in the style of his earlier work, and provokes readers to look within themselves to reveal a deeper understanding of some of the issues raised.' - Mental Health Practice

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