As a reflection on the 23rd Annual Conference of The British and Irish Group for the Study of Personality Disorder (BIGSPD), this virtual special issue of Mental Health Review Journal brings together some content that was published at this event, and some other articles on the topic of personality disorder. This year the conference will take place from the 18th to the 20th June in Belfast. For more information, please see the BIGSPD website and conference page.
Editorial: The British and Irish Group for the Study of Personality Disorder: Reflections on the 23rd Annual Conference
Oliver Dale, Julia Blazdell
Seclusion in the context of recovery-oriented practice: the perspectives and experiences of psychologists in Ireland | Emerald Insight
Antaine Stíobhairt, Nicole Cassidy, Niamh Clarke, Suzanne Guerin
Personality disorder: no longer a diagnosis? | Emerald Insight
Peta Temple
Exploring ethnicity and personality disorder in a UK context: a scoping review of the literature | Emerald Insight
Gary Lamph, Peggy Mulongo, Paul Boland, Tamar Jeynes, Colin King, Rachel-Rose Burrell, Catherine Harris, Sarah Shorrock
The effectiveness of psychological interventions for borderline personality disorder for those who misuse substances: a systematic review and narrative synthesis | Emerald Insight
Hannah Sophia Holland, Anna Tickle
A qualitative evaluation of staff experience in the delivery of a co-produced consultation service for personality disorder | Emerald Insight
Holly Smith, Chloe Finamore, Julia Blazdell, Oliver Dale
A qualitative study of the label of personality disorder from the perspectives of people with lived experience and occupational experience | Emerald Insight
Gary Lamph, Jake Dorothy, Tamar Jeynes, Alison Coak, Raeesa Jassat, Alison Elliott, Mick McKeown, Tim Thornton
Impact on staff attitudes of brief personality disorder training for acute psychiatric wards | Emerald Insight
Claire McDonald, Fiona Seaman-Thornton, Che Ling Michelle Mok, Hanne Jakobsen, Simon Riches
Concerns over the prescription of clozapine for people diagnosed with “borderline personality disorder” in private locked psychiatric units | Emerald Insight
Keir Harding, Dan Warrender, Hollie Berrigan