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Borderline personality disorder and bone marrow transplantation: ethical considerations and review
Author(s) -
Weitzner Michael A.,
Lehninger Frank,
Sullivan Daniel,
Fields Karen K.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
psycho‐oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.41
H-Index - 137
eISSN - 1099-1611
pISSN - 1057-9249
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1611(199901/02)8:1<46::aid-pon332>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - bone marrow transplantation , emotional distress , distress , transplantation , medicine , borderline personality disorder , personality , cancer , psychotherapist , treatment modality , psychology , intensive care medicine , clinical psychology , psychiatry , surgery , anxiety , social psychology
Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) is rapidly becoming a part of conventional cancer treatment. However, it remains a ‘last‐ditch’ treatment option for patients who have exhausted other treatment modalities. Patients experience a significant amount of emotional distress during all stages of the BMT process. Patients with personality disorders experience even more emotional distress than average and their behavior is often detrimental to effective patient–staff interactions. A case of a borderline patient is presented with a discussion of the ethical issues involved in the evaluation of these patients and the determination of their appropriateness for transplant. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.