Evaluation of international guidance for the community treatment of 'personality disorders': A systematic review.

<h4>Background</h4>Guidelines for the treatment and management of 'personality disorders' have been introduced to provide guidance on best practice based on evidence and views of key stakeholders. However, guidance varies and there is yet to be an overall, internationally recog...

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Main Authors: Nicholas Zhan Yuen Wong, Phoebe Barnett, Luke Sheridan Rains, Sonia Johnson, Jo Billings
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264239
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Phoebe Barnett
Luke Sheridan Rains
Sonia Johnson
Jo Billings
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Luke Sheridan Rains
Sonia Johnson
Jo Billings
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description <h4>Background</h4>Guidelines for the treatment and management of 'personality disorders' have been introduced to provide guidance on best practice based on evidence and views of key stakeholders. However, guidance varies and there is yet to be an overall, internationally recognised consensus on the best mental health care for people with 'personality disorders'.<h4>Aims</h4>We aimed to identify and synthesise recommendations made by different mental health organisations from across the world on community treatment for people with 'personality disorders'.<h4>Methods</h4>This systematic review consisted of three stages: 1. systematic literature and guideline search, 2. quality appraisal, and 3. data synthesis. We combined a search strategy involving both systematic searching of bibliographic databases and supplementary search methods of grey literature. Key informants were also contacted to further identify relevant guidelines. Codebook thematic analysis was then conducted. The quality of all included guidelines was assessed and considered alongside results.<h4>Results</h4>After synthesising 29 guidelines from 11 countries and 1 international organisation, we identified four main domains, with a total of 27 themes. Important key principles on which there was consensus included continuity of care, equity of access, accessibility of services, availability of specialist care, taking a whole systems approach, trauma informed approaches, and collaborative care planning and decision making.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Existing international guidelines shared consensus on a set of principles for the community treatment of 'personality disorders'. However, half of the guidelines were of lower methodological quality, with many recommendations not backed by evidence.
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spelling doaj.art-4d065454717f4bc686315f41fe8eb1b12023-04-12T05:32:53ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032023-01-01183e026423910.1371/journal.pone.0264239Evaluation of international guidance for the community treatment of 'personality disorders': A systematic review.Nicholas Zhan Yuen WongPhoebe BarnettLuke Sheridan RainsSonia JohnsonJo Billings<h4>Background</h4>Guidelines for the treatment and management of 'personality disorders' have been introduced to provide guidance on best practice based on evidence and views of key stakeholders. However, guidance varies and there is yet to be an overall, internationally recognised consensus on the best mental health care for people with 'personality disorders'.<h4>Aims</h4>We aimed to identify and synthesise recommendations made by different mental health organisations from across the world on community treatment for people with 'personality disorders'.<h4>Methods</h4>This systematic review consisted of three stages: 1. systematic literature and guideline search, 2. quality appraisal, and 3. data synthesis. We combined a search strategy involving both systematic searching of bibliographic databases and supplementary search methods of grey literature. Key informants were also contacted to further identify relevant guidelines. Codebook thematic analysis was then conducted. The quality of all included guidelines was assessed and considered alongside results.<h4>Results</h4>After synthesising 29 guidelines from 11 countries and 1 international organisation, we identified four main domains, with a total of 27 themes. Important key principles on which there was consensus included continuity of care, equity of access, accessibility of services, availability of specialist care, taking a whole systems approach, trauma informed approaches, and collaborative care planning and decision making.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Existing international guidelines shared consensus on a set of principles for the community treatment of 'personality disorders'. However, half of the guidelines were of lower methodological quality, with many recommendations not backed by evidence.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264239
spellingShingle Nicholas Zhan Yuen Wong
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Luke Sheridan Rains
Sonia Johnson
Jo Billings
Evaluation of international guidance for the community treatment of 'personality disorders': A systematic review.
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title Evaluation of international guidance for the community treatment of 'personality disorders': A systematic review.
title_full Evaluation of international guidance for the community treatment of 'personality disorders': A systematic review.
title_fullStr Evaluation of international guidance for the community treatment of 'personality disorders': A systematic review.
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of international guidance for the community treatment of 'personality disorders': A systematic review.
title_short Evaluation of international guidance for the community treatment of 'personality disorders': A systematic review.
title_sort evaluation of international guidance for the community treatment of personality disorders a systematic review
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264239
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