title: A treatment goal checklist for people with personality disorder.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Agreement between client and therapist on treatment goals has been consistently linked with improved treatment outcomes. Having clear and collaborative goals may be particularly important when working with clients diagnosed with personality disorders who are often difficult to engage and test the boundaries of therapy. This paper outlines the development of a personality disorder treatment goal checklist aimed at helping clients and therapists to identify and prioritize their goals for therapy.
  
  
  METHODS
  The checklist was developed using self-reported problems of the first 90 participants randomized into the psychoeducation and problem solving (PEPS) trial. Problems were coded and categorized into problem areas. The checklist was viewed by two service users who gave suggestions for improvements.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The final checklist consists of 161 items in 16 problem areas.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The checklist may provide a clinically useful tool for working with this client group.
authors.affiliation: Cwm Taf NHS Trust, Psychological Therapies, Wales, UK.
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McMurran
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D057189:Checklist; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011340:Problem Solving; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy; D057566:Self Report; D055815:Young Adult