The Guideline for Borderline Personality Disorder: treatment and management

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The Guideline for Borderline Personality Disorder: treatment and management

Borderline personality disorder is personality disarray showed by lengthened disturbances of personality. It is portrayed by unusual variability in moods which may include harm to an individual and without treatment it may lead to attempts in suicide according to Robinson (2005). From this it is clear that working with these patients is challenging and at times frustrating.

The guidelines developed in 2007 and 2008 offered recommendations to caring for the patients. In the area of crisis management recommendations and inpatient services, the guidelines just created an environment conducive for their treatment. With the patients being manipulative and self-focused, better relationships earn trust therefore creating a better communication system that allows for smooth precedence of the process. It sets expectations and guidelines both for the staff and patients whereby provision of validation helps decrease staff frustration that may lead to non-therapeutic relationships.

On the other hand, the guidelines provide one similar process for all the persons with borderline personality disorder. Netherton, Walker and Holmes (1999) conducted a research that showed that the intensity of this disease varied with age. In some instances, borderline personality disorder could be manifesting in persons below the age of eighteen years but due to adolescence, that is why it is not recommended to diagnose individuals below that age. This shows that features are not always of the same intensity therefore subjecting all patients to the same treatment procedure may cause more harm to those whose features have been present for less than a year.

Therefore creation of a better treatment strategy for both adults and teenagers should be initiated to improve the treatment procedure.

References

Netherton, S. D., Holmes, D. & Walker, E. C. (1999). Child and Adolescent

Psychological Disorders.

Robinson, David J. (1999). Disordered Personalities.