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Clients with borderline personality disorder: Exploring their experiences of dialectical behaviour therapy
Author(s) -
Hodgetts Alison,
Wright John,
Gough Anna
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
counselling and psychotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1746-1405
pISSN - 1473-3145
DOI - 10.1080/14733140701575036
Subject(s) - superordinate goals , borderline personality disorder , interpretative phenomenological analysis , psychology , psychotherapist , dialectic , dialectical behavior therapy , personality , qualitative research , clinical psychology , social psychology , social science , philosophy , epistemology , sociology
This study explores clients’ experiences of Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT). Five participants, all with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder, were interviewed following a semi‐structured format about their experiences of an NHS regional DBT programme. The interviews were transcribed and analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Three superordinate themes were identified consisting of a number of sub themes: joining a DBT Programme (external and internal factors); experience of DBT (specific and non specific factors); and evaluation of DBT (change, evaluation and role of the past and future). The study provides an insight into clients’ experiences of DBT. The results are discussed in relation to clinical practice and future research.