title: Dedicated community-based services for adults with personality disorder: Delphi study.
abstract: Dedicated community-based services have been recommended for people with personality disorder, but little is known about how such services should be configured. We conducted a Delphi survey to assess opinions about this. A panel of expert authors, service providers and service users agreed on only 21 (39%) of 54 statements on the organisation and delivery of care. Consensus was not reached on important issues such as working with people with a history of violent offending, the role of community outreach and the use of compulsory treatment. Further work needs to be undertaken before the optimal organisation of dedicated personality disorder services can be agreed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK. m.crawford@imperial.ac.uk
authors.forename: Mike J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Crawford
authors.forename: Katy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rutter
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Moran
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tyrer
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bateman
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fonagy
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Weaver
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003697:Delphi Technique; D006801:Humans; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom