Citation

Friedman FB. Soc. Work Ment. Health 2008; 6(1-2): 67-84.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1300/J200v06n01_07

PMID

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Abstract

This chapter reviews and discusses the issues and controversies related to the hospitalization of suicidal patients with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder. It highlights the challenges faced by both the clinical staff and a prototypical patient during a hospitalization. Included are a discussion of the transference and counter-transference that arise during inpatient treatment, the stressors on the staff as well as on the patients themselves. The chapter offers suggestions for enhanced in-hospital treatment, including increased collaborative decision- making, clear and realistic short- and long-term goals for patient and family, and increased supervision and ongoing education of staff. © Copyright (c) by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Suicide; Hospitalization; Suicidal ideation; Borderline personality disorder; Controversies about treatment; Staff/nursing stressors; Transference and counter-transference