title: Evidence base and components of Brief Admission as an intervention for patients with borderline personality disorder: a review of the literature.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the available evidence-based literature on the components of brief inpatient psychiatric hospital admission as an intervention for patients with borderline personality disorder.
  
  
  METHODS
  Systematic literature search, narrative literature review. Content analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Five key components of brief admission as an intervention were identified: discussion of goals; organization of Brief Admission; clear admission procedure; specification of any other interventions during Brief Admission; and stipulation of conditions for premature (i.e., forced) discharge.
  Brief Admission can be effectively used to prevent self-harm and suicide in patients with borderline personality disorder. During the Brief Admission, psychiatric nurses can support these patients achieving an active coping in dealing with their symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Dimence Mental Health Care Centre, Deventer, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Marjolein
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Helleman
authors.forename: Peter J J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Goossens
authors.forename: Ad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaasenbrood
authors.forename: Theo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: van Achterberg
mesh_terms: D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000592:standards*
keywords: Borderline personality disorder; Brief Admission; crisis; literature review