title: Patients' experience of dangerous and severe personality disorder services: qualitative interview study.
abstract: As part of an evaluation of the Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder (DSPD) Programme, we conducted in-depth interviews with 60 participants purposely sampled across four pilot DSPD units. This report is limited to the finding with potential `conceptual generalisability': namely the unanticipated finding of negative and hostile attitudes of participants being managed in hospital units compared with the prison system. The recent UK government policy decision to concentrate this programme in prisons may, in part, reflect the significance of these findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Southampton, Academic Centre, College Keep, 4-12 Terminus Terrace, Southampton SO14 3DT, UK. julia.sinclair@soton.ac.uk
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sinclair
authors.forename: Lucy
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Willmott
authors.forename: Ray
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fitzpatrick
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Burns
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yiend
mesh_terms: D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D006078:Government Programs; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D011330:Prisons; D015397:Program Evaluation; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012637:Security Measures; D006113:United Kingdom