Senior practitioner David Godfrey has been trying to improve the living conditioned of an older women with a personality disorder for the past seven years. The author reports on the difficulties of providing help to an unco-operative client while giving them a large amount of independence.
Senior practitioner David Godfrey has been trying to improve the living conditioned of an older women with a personality disorder for the past seven years. The author reports on the difficulties of providing help to an unco-operative client while giving them a large amount of independence.
Social care staff are often left to pick up the pieces where people with personality disorders are concerned. The author spoke to care home manager Manuela Santorum about a difficult situation she faced.
Social care staff are often left to pick up the pieces where people with personality disorders are concerned. The author spoke to care home manager Manuela Santorum about a difficult situation she faced.
Subject terms:
intervention, older people, personality disorders, residential care, risk, social work methods, challenging behaviour;
A lack of clarity extends across the whole range of personality disorders. Personality disorders, particularly anti-social personality disorders, are receiving increasing attention as a result of the government's proposed legislation to introduce compulsory treatment. The draft Mental Health Bill, which is out for consultation until September 16, 2002 explicitly enables compulsion to be used for people with personality disorders.
A lack of clarity extends across the whole range of personality disorders. Personality disorders, particularly anti-social personality disorders, are receiving increasing attention as a result of the government's proposed legislation to introduce compulsory treatment. The draft Mental Health Bill, which is out for consultation until September 16, 2002 explicitly enables compulsion to be used for people with personality disorders.
Subject terms:
law, law courts, medication, mental health, mental health problems, mental health services, personality disorders, schizophrenia, severe mental health problems, user participation, compulsory treatment;