ORCID
- Whalley, Ben: 0000-0002-8994-6091
Abstract
We interviewed relatives and carers following their participation in a novel Family Connection (FC) programme, designed for supporters of individuals with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder. A mixed methods approach was utilised to quantitatively measure depression, ‘burden’, grief and mastery, pre and post-group, whilst qualitative analysis identified four themes: ‘Positive Experience’, ‘Not Alone’, ‘Management of Emotions and Behaviours’ and ‘Recommendations’. Quantitative measures suggest that FC could be helpful in alleviating depression and ‘burden’ and increasing mastery, although it could increase the experience of grief. Implications for future research and the possible impact of FC amongst this group are discussed.
Publication Date
2021-02-01
Publication Title
Clinical Psychology Forum
Volume
2021
Issue
338
ISSN
1747-5732
Organisational Unit
School of Psychology
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
First Page
43
Last Page
50
Recommended Citation
Fisher, N., Keohane, P., & Whalley, B. (2021) 'Investigating experiences of the family connections programme for supporters of individuals with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder', Clinical Psychology Forum, 2021(338), pp. 43-50. Retrieved from https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/psy-research/188
