Personality disorder services
Rehabilitation
Meeting the needs of patients with personality disorders can
present considerable challenges for local services. Many patients
with personality disorder become stuck in cycles of abuse and
trauma that originated in childhood, but which continue into
adulthood in the form of self-harm, antisocial and aggressive
behaviours.
PiC accepts referrals of men and women with a variety of complex
personality disorders from the NHS, prisons and other independent
sector providers nationwide.
Treatment programmes
PiC offer a diverse range of specialist units across the UK that
treat personality disorder. These units provide a choice of
treatment models, within a variety of security levels, to cater for
the diverse needs of patients with personality disorder.
Our broad approach to care reflects evidence that patients with
personality disorders make faster and more sustained progress in
specialised units that employ dedicated, multidisciplinary teams
and treatment programmes, rather than being managed by teams and
services that are primarily geared for the mentally ill. Therefore,
our personality disorder services utilise a number of different
psychological treatment approaches, such as therapeutic community
and open rehabilitation; violent offender and sex offender
treatment programmes; programmes tailored specifically for women;
and programmes tailored for those with learning disabilities.
Treatment in our units focuses on three key areas:
We work to alleviate psychiatric suffering and morbidity - We
use our extensive psychological expertise to treat behaviour and
distorted cognitions and to understand and explore the meaning of
symptoms to each patient and their repeated patterns of behaviour -
As the individual stabilises and feels more confident to manage
their personality through life's challenges, we work to re-connect
them with care structures and help re-integrate them within normal
life
Review
To ensure consistent, focused, individualised care, each patient
is reviewed regularly using an enhanced Care Programme Approach
(CPA). We encourage referring clinical teams, patients and
advocates to attend these meetings, where we jointly review and
plan each patient's care.
Care pathways
We accommodate clearly defined pathways of care that depend on
individual patient needs and that ensure, whenever possible, that
patients can re-integrate into normal life patterns.
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