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Diary drawings: mental illness and me
- Author:
- BAKER Bobby
- Publisher:
- Profile
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 222p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The artist Bobby Baker was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder in 1996. This collection of 158 drawings tells the story of Bobby's mental illness from 1997 to her recovery in 2008. The drawings reveal the reality of living with a mental illness and of society's failure to consider its impact on individuals and their families. The introduction discusses Bobby Baker's artistic vision and its position at the intersection between art and madness. Two essays also describe the background to the artists struggle with mental illness.
La femme fatale: the female psychopath in fiction and clinical practice
- Author:
- LOGAN Caroline
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review Journal, 16(3), 2011, pp.118-127.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The phenomenon of the psychopath; what is it like to be married to a psychopath, governed by one, the victim of one or even to be one, evokes both fascination and revulsion. The male psychopath has tended to dominate fiction and film as well as the scientific literature. Studies in women are few; consequently, psychopathy is not routinely assessed in women and the harmful potential of some can be overlooked leading to failures in the management of risk. This paper explores how psychopathic women manifest the traits of their disorder. The first two sections of the paper bring the reader up to date with what is known today. While the third part focuses on the representation of women in fiction who demonstrate psychopathic traits. A number of works are identified. Three texts are described in detail and their female characters and storylines explored. Gender differences and practice implications are highlighted. Specifically, the paper explores the nuanced ways in which women execute their harmful conduct on others and their most likely relationships with the victims of their aggression; comparisons with men are drawn throughout. The author suggests that the study of psychopathic women in fiction is an invaluable adjunct to empirical research as a way of understanding the phenomenology of psychopathy in this group.
Long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy in complex mental disorders: update of a meta-analysis
- Authors:
- LEICHSENRING Falk, RABUNG Sven
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 199(1), July 2011, pp.15-22.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Psychodynamic psychotherapy is an umbrella concept encompassing treatments that include supportive-interpretive psychotherapeutic interventions. This meta-analysis focused on its use in complex mental disorders (defined as personality disorders, chronic mental disorders or multiple mental disorders). A literature search was used to identify relevant studies, and 10 controlled trial studies were identified as meeting the inclusion criteria, including psychodynamic psychotherapy lasting for at least one year or 50 sessions. The article discusses the analysis of the studies, including comparison of the effects of long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy with other forms of psychotherapy. The authors conclude that the analysis showed that long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy was superior to less intensive methods of psychotherapy in complex mental disorders, and that there were positive correlations between outcome and duration of therapy. They note that further research on long-term psychotherapy is needed.
Its a mindfield
- Author:
- STRONG Susannah
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 32, 26.3.03, 2003, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Looks at the diagnosis of dissociative disorder.
Missed diagnosis
- Author:
- UNELL Ira
- Journal article citation:
- Druglink, January 2003, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Drugscope
- Place of publication:
- London
Reports on the need for a clear definition of dual diagnosis and critically examines new Government guidelines.
The loneliness of personality disorder: a phenomenological study
- Author:
- SAGAN Olivia
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 21(4), 2017, pp.213-221.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the experience of loneliness amongst people who have been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. Design/methodology/approach: The research used a narrative phenomenological approach. Findings: The study found that the loneliness experienced amongst this group of participants was perceived to have taken root in childhood and was not a transient state. Its endurance, however, had led participants to develop a number of strategies as means by which to manage what was felt to be a deep seated painful sense of emptiness; some of these strategies were, however, risky or harmful. Research limitations/implications: Limitations of the study include the absence of longitudinal data which would have offered the opportunity for the close study of how people manage the experience over time. Practical implications: The study has practical implications for mental health professionals wishing to better understand the difficulties faced by individuals with the characteristics described, but it also highlights the resilience of sufferers who, while living with acute loneliness continue to explore ways of managing it. Social implications: The study brings to the attention that the connectivity and sociability required and expected in today’s society emphasise the lack of lonely individuals, further stigmatising loneliness as deficit and taboo. Originality/value The paper offers a welcome addition to loneliness studies in its adherence to the phenomenological experience and offers a small corrective to the bulk of existing loneliness studies which, while valuable have been more attentive to exploring the constituent elements of loneliness than the lived experience of it. (Edited publisher abstract)
Schizotypal personality disorder: a clinical social work perspective
- Author:
- WALSH Joseph
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 31(1), 2017, pp.67-78.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Schizotypal personality disorder (SPD) is considered to be a condition with limited potential for positive change because one of its major features is the presence of a biologically based cognitive deficit. This assumption, however, is an example of the medical model’s creating a bias against psychosocial features that are always involved in character development. The social work profession’s bio-psycho-social perspectives focus more comprehensively on all features of the condition and promote a more optimistic view of clients’ change potentials.This article examines schizotypal personality disorder (SPD) from a social work perspective and demonstrates, with a case example, how effective intervention can be organized and delivered. (Edited publisher abstract)
Clinical problems in community mental health care for patients with severe borderline personality disorder
- Authors:
- KOEKKOEK B., VAN MEIJEL B., HUTSCHEMAEKERS G.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 45(6), December 2009, pp.508-516.
- Publisher:
- Springer
The objective of this research was to assess the problems that professionals perceive in the community mental health care for patients with severe borderline personality disorder that do not fit into specialized therapy. A group of 8 national experts participated in a four-phase Delphi-procedure to identify and prioritize the problems. A total of 36 problems reflecting five categories was found: patient-related, professional-related, interaction-related, social system-related, and mental health care-related. Problems with attachment and dependency and social issues were important patient problems while a lack of skills was an important professional problem. Support from the patient’s social system and the mental health system were identified as limited, which resulted in both the patient and the professional feeling isolated. Patient, professional, and organisational characteristics of community care differ substantially from those of specialized care. The field is thus in need of a more tailored approach that takes these differences into account.
Therapeutic communities
- Authors:
- HODGE Suzanne, BARR Wally, KIRKCALDY Andy
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 161, January 2010, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- MIND
The benefits of non-residential therapeutic communities for people with mental health problems are discussed. Selected findings from a study into the effectiveness of non-residential therapeutic communities for people with personality disorders are also reported. The study was commissioned by Therapeutic Community Services North and conducted by researchers from the University of Liverpool.
Thirteen artists in one
- Author:
- DRINKWATER Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 25.10.07, 2007, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Kim Noble has 20 personalities and has been in and out of psychiatric units since she was 14. The author explains how her condition has helped her develop widely acclaimed artistic talents through 13 of her personalities.