Rethinking inpatient treatment of borderline clients.
A number of clinical and financial advantages exist when clients diagnosed with borderline personality disorder are placed in an unlocked milieu-oriented treatment unit during hospitalization. The author describes the transition from a locked inpatient unit to an unlocked unit, the effects of this change on staff and clients' attitudes toward treatment, and the impact of this transition on client functioning.
Wester
J M
JM
D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008884:Milieu Therapy / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D016896:Treatment Outcome