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Need of support for significant others to persons with borderline personality disorder - A Swedish focus group study
Kalmar County Hospital, Sweden;Malmö University, Sweden.
Malmö University, Sweden.
Malmö University, Sweden.
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Health and Caring Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1515-0485
2024 (English)In: Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, ISSN 0283-9318, E-ISSN 1471-6712, Vol. 38, no 1, p. 240-248Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Background Being a significant other (SO) to a person with borderline personality disorder (BPD) affect their health. High incidence of substance use disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, stress, fear, anxiety, depression, family burden and grief are common. Some specific therapies for BPD, have included support to SOs, however resources are scarce and to participate in the support it assumes that the person with BPD is included in these therapies. Although the SO support has been shown to be helpful, they all have a similar structure, and only a small exclusive group of SOs have access to the support.Aim The aim was to describe experiences and need of support for significant others to persons with borderline personality disorder from the perspective of themselves and of health care workers.Methods Data was collected via two focus groups. One with five SOs to persons with BPD, one with five health care workers. Two interview sessions in each group were conducted and data were analysed with qualitative content analysis. The study was approved by the research ethics committee of Lund (2016-1026).Results The results revealed four themes; not being seen by health care professionals creates hopelessness, being seen by healthcare professionals creates trust, experience of support - helpful or shameful and the step from loosely structured support to a structured support group. Both groups expressed a need for further support as a complement to already existing support.Conclusions The need of support is extensive. The results suggest a professional coordinator intended for SOs and peer support groups not linked to a particular psychiatric treatment yet offering support in a structured way. Further studies examining these complements to existing support, is therefore recommended.

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John Wiley & Sons, 2024. Vol. 38, no 1, p. 240-248
Keywords [en]
borderline personality disorder, family, focus group interviews, relatives, support
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Nursing Psychiatry
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Health and Caring Sciences, Nursing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-125502DOI: 10.1111/scs.13221ISI: 001085098200001PubMedID: 37846882Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85174242640OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-125502DiVA, id: diva2:1809909
Available from: 2023-11-06 Created: 2023-11-06 Last updated: 2024-02-27Bibliographically approved

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