Commentary: Bringing together lived experience, clinical and research expertise – a commentary on the May 2022 debate (should CAMH professionals be diagnosing personality disorder in adolescence?)

Samantha Hartley; Charley Baker; Michael  Birtwhistle; Jennifer L  Burgess; Eleanor  Chatburn; Laurence  Cobbaert; Maddie  Howley; Charlotte Huggett; Charlie  MacKenzie-Nash; Alice Newton; Sarah Parry; Jee  Smith; Christopher D. J. Taylor; Peter James Taylor; Robyn  Timoclea

doi:10.1111/camh.12586

Commentary: Bringing together lived experience, clinical and research expertise – a commentary on the May 2022 debate (should CAMH professionals be diagnosing personality disorder in adolescence?)

Samantha Hartley, Charley Baker, Michael Birtwhistle, Jennifer L Burgess, Eleanor Chatburn, Laurence Cobbaert, Maddie Howley, Charlotte Huggett, Charlie MacKenzie-Nash, Alice Newton, Sarah Parry, Jee Smith, Christopher D. J. Taylor, Peter James Taylor, Robyn Timoclea

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Background: There is a wealth of evidence to suggest that the Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD, or similar Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder, EUPD) construct is harmful. We provide a commentary on the ideas expressed in the May Debate issue, highlighting both concerns and alternatives.
Method: We bring together lived experience, clinical, and research expertise. This commentary was written collaboratively drawing on all these sources of evidence.
Results: We outline evidence that the BPD construct is invalid, harmful, not necessary for effective treatment and a potential block to the development and evaluation of alternatives.
Conclusions: We ask readers to consider these concerns, perspectives, and ideas.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	246-249
Number of pages	4
Journal	Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Volume	27
Issue number	3
Early online date	22 Jul 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12586
Publication status	Published - 16 Aug 2022

Keywords

Borderline
adolescence
mental health
personality disorder

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Hartley, S., Baker, C., Birtwhistle, M., Burgess, J. L., Chatburn, E., Cobbaert, L., Howley, M., Huggett, C., MacKenzie-Nash, C., Newton, A., Parry, S., Smith, J., Taylor, C. D. J., Taylor, P. J., & Timoclea, R. (2022). Commentary: Bringing together lived experience, clinical and research expertise – a commentary on the May 2022 debate (should CAMH professionals be diagnosing personality disorder in adolescence?). Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 27(3), 246-249. https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12586

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Hartley, S, Baker, C, Birtwhistle, M, Burgess, JL, Chatburn, E, Cobbaert, L, Howley, M, Huggett, C, MacKenzie-Nash, C, Newton, A, Parry, S, Smith, J, Taylor, CDJ , Taylor, PJ & Timoclea, R 2022, 'Commentary: Bringing together lived experience, clinical and research expertise – a commentary on the May 2022 debate (should CAMH professionals be diagnosing personality disorder in adolescence?)', Child and Adolescent Mental Health, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 246-249. https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12586

Commentary: Bringing together lived experience, clinical and research expertise – a commentary on the May 2022 debate (should CAMH professionals be diagnosing personality disorder in adolescence?). / Hartley, Samantha; Baker, Charley; Birtwhistle, Michael et al.

In: Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Vol. 27, No. 3, 16.08.2022, p. 246-249.

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Hartley S, Baker C, Birtwhistle M, Burgess JL, Chatburn E, Cobbaert L et al. Commentary: Bringing together lived experience, clinical and research expertise – a commentary on the May 2022 debate (should CAMH professionals be diagnosing personality disorder in adolescence?). Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 2022 Aug 16;27(3):246-249. Epub 2022 Jul 22. doi: 10.1111/camh.12586

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