Borderline Personality Disorder: The NICE Guideline on Treatment and Management (National Clinical Practice Guideline)

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-Sets out clear recommendations for healthcare staff (based on the best available evidence) on how to diagnose and manage young people and adults who have borderline personality disorder, in order to significantly improve their treatment and care. -First UK guideline available on this specific disorder one of the most common personality disorders which accounts for a substantial part of the workload for mental health teams. -Commissioned by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). -Covers aetiology, treatment and management, available therapies, carer and personal experiences, management and organisation of services, and effects on young people. -The CD-ROM contains all of the evidence on which the recommendations are based, presented as profile tables (that analyse quality of data) and forest plots (plus, info on using/interpreting forest plots). This material is not available anywhere else. Readership Hospital-based adult psychiatrists and other mental health professionals who work with them to provide services. Related titles RCPsych Publications have co-published several other titles in this series, the best-selling ones being: Antenatal and Postnatal Mental Health, Oct 2007, ISBN: 978-1-854334-54-1. Dementia, June 2007, ISBN: 978-1-854334-51-0.Also AvailableDrug Misuse: Psychosocial Interventions - The NICE Guideline (National Clinical Practice Guideline) - ISBN 1854334689Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: The NICE Guideline on Diagnosis and Management of ADHD in Children, Young People and Adults (National Clinical Practice Guideline) - ISBN 1854334719RCPsych Publications is the publishing arm of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (based in London, United Kingdom), which has been promoting excellence in mental health care since 1841. Produced by the same editorial team who publish The British Journal of Psychiatry, they sell books for both psychiatrists and other mental health professionals; and also many written for the general public. Their popular series include the College Seminars Series, the NICE mental health guidelines and the Books Beyond Words series for people with intellectual disabilities. RCPsych publishes in all areas of psychiatry and mental health, including but not limited to: Clinical psychiatric practice Intellectual disability Mental health services for children, adolescents, adults and the elderly Psychopharmacology Psychotherapy Rehabilitation psychiatry Family mental health Service provision RCPsych Publications books can help with the following disorders: Addictions Affective disorders Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Bereavement Borderline personality disorder Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) Dementia Depression Eating disorders Perinatal psychiatric disorder Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Psychosis Schizophrenia Sleep problems