Title |
The impact of a diagnosis of personality disorder on service usage in an adult Community Mental Health Team
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Published in |
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, August 2013
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DOI | 10.1007/s00127-013-0746-3 |
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Authors |
M. Byrne, S. Henagulph, R. J. McIvor, J. Ramsey, J. Carson |
Abstract |
Patients with a diagnosis of personality disorder (PD) have multiple and diverse needs. It has been noted that individuals with personality disorder are high users of health care resources, especially psychiatric services, ambulance services and emergency departments. In addition PD has been shown to be a significant predictor of disability and mental health consultations independent of Axis I disorders and physical conditions. This study aimed to compare the patterns of service usage, clinical ratings of symptoms and functioning, as well as demographic and clinically relevant historical variables between a group of patients with PD and a random sample of all other patients registered with a South London Community Mental Health Team. |
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