title: Management of borderline personality disorder.
abstract: This article gives an overview of personality disorders, with a focus on borderline personality disorder. It also describes the setting up of a trust-wide service to treat people with BPD, led by mental health workers and using guided formulation. The role of guided formulation in the management of BPD is explored. It is suggested that this form of treatment can greatly improve outcomes for patients.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pack
authors.forename: Sam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wakeham
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Beeby
authors.forename: Liz
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fawkes
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yeandle
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gordon
mesh_terms: D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000145:classification / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*