Professionally indicated short-term risk-taking in the treatment of borderline personality disorder.
OBJECTIVE
To define and explore the rationale for professionally indicated short-term risk-taking in treating adults with borderline personality disorder, and discuss prerequisites for the approach, clinical implementation and medicolegal contexts.


CONCLUSIONS
When prerequisites are met and clinical and medicolegal practice is sound and thorough, taking short-term risk, as part of a comprehensive treatment, is a legitimate professional consideration in working with some adults with borderline personality disorder.
Krawitz
Roy
R
Mental Health Administration, Health Waikato, PO Box 934, Hamilton, New Zealand. roykrawitz@xtra.co.nz
Jackson
Wendy
W
Allen
Ruth
R
Connell
Ann
A
Argyle
Nick
N
Bensemann
Clive
C
Mileshkin
Cris
C
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003419:Crisis Intervention / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003482:Custodial Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011340:Problem Solving; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D012941:Social Responsibility; D013405:Suicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D000092864:Suicide Prevention