title: "They're Really PD Today".
abstract: The therapeutic relationship is of particular importance when working with patients with antisocial personality disorder, but despite this, there is a paucity of literature exploring student nurses' perceptions of developing a therapeutic relationship with such patients. Hence, this qualitative study explored the perceptions of second-year mental health nursing students of developing a therapeutic relationship with this patient group. Student nurses from a University in the Northwest of England participated in two focus groups, to compare the perceptions of a group of student nurses who had experience in secure settings (forensic hospital) with those who had not. Four key themes emerged: diagnosis, safety, engagement, and finally environmental influences. Both groups commented on looking beyond the diagnosis and seeing the person. The student nurses cited other staff in their clinical placement areas as hugely influential in terms of the development of their perceptions of patients with antisocial personality disorder and how to relate to them.
authors.affiliation: 1 University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK.
authors.forename: Emma S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: 1 University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK.
authors.forename: Karen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D013338:Students, Nursing; D006113:United Kingdom; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: antisocial personality disorder; forensic; nurse education; personality disorder; secure services; student nurses; therapeutic relationship