2020/08/17 by Åse-Line Baltzersen · 1 citation
Psychology · Arts and Humanities · #Personality Disorders and Psychopathology #Digital Mental Health Interventions #Mental Health and Psychiatry
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2020.08.008
openalex publication_date 2020/08/17 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
The study of personality disorders has come a long way, and this is characterized by the optimism prevalent within the community dedicated to its study. Outside this community - delays in intervention, ostracism, and ignorance remain common place. With a significant burden of disease and high costs at individual, social, and societal levels there is an urgent need to translate research into practice. Proposed solutions include educating the workforce to improve attitudes and developing more sustainable treatment alternatives. This paper brings forward a user perspective on the need to close the gap between what we know from research and what is done in policy and clinical practice.