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TY - JOUR
T1 - Commentary: Bringing together lived experience, clinical and research expertise – a commentary on the May 2022 debate (should CAMH professionals be diagnosing personality disorder in adolescence?)
AU - Hartley, S
AU - Baker, C
AU - Birtwhistle, M
AU - Burgess, J L
AU - Chatburn, E
AU - Cobbaert, L
AU - Howley, M
AU - Huggett, C
AU - MacKenzie-Nash, C
AU - Newton, A
AU - Parry, Sarah
AU - Smith, J
AU - Taylor, C D J
AU - Taylor, P J
AU - Timoclea, R
PY - 2022/9/30
Y1 - 2022/9/30
N2 - BackgroundThere is a wealth of evidence to suggest that the Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD, or similar Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder, EUPD) construct is harmful. We provide a commentary on the ideas expressed in the May Debate issue, highlighting both concerns and alternatives.MethodWe bring together lived experience, clinical and research expertise. This commentary was written collaboratively drawing on all these sources of evidence.ResultsWe outline evidence that the BPD construct is invalid, harmful, not necessary for effective treatment and a potential block to the development and evaluation of alternatives.ConclusionsWe ask readers to consider these concerns, perspectives and ideas.
AB - BackgroundThere is a wealth of evidence to suggest that the Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD, or similar Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder, EUPD) construct is harmful. We provide a commentary on the ideas expressed in the May Debate issue, highlighting both concerns and alternatives.MethodWe bring together lived experience, clinical and research expertise. This commentary was written collaboratively drawing on all these sources of evidence.ResultsWe outline evidence that the BPD construct is invalid, harmful, not necessary for effective treatment and a potential block to the development and evaluation of alternatives.ConclusionsWe ask readers to consider these concerns, perspectives and ideas.
KW - Borderline
KW - personality disorder
KW - adolescence
KW - mental health
U2 - 10.1111/camh.12586
DO - 10.1111/camh.12586
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 35869030
SP - 246
EP - 249
JO - Child and Adolescent Mental Health
JF - Child and Adolescent Mental Health
SN - 1475-357X
ER -