title: Soft clinical research on an inpatient unit: effect of findings on treatment.
abstract: This paper describes the value of identifying and processing intuitive hunches and impressionistic ideas that arose amongst psychiatrist/clinicians on an inpatient unit. Through semistructured meetings, these hunches generated psychodynamic formulations and therapeutic approaches that were integrated into already existing models of treatment to yield a better understanding of, and a more tailored approach to, the borderline patient and his/her impact on staff.
mesh_terms: D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003379:Countertransference; D006801:Humans; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012106:Research