‘Judging a book by its cover’: An experimental study of the negative impact of a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder on clinicians’ judgements of uncomplicated panic disorder

Lam, Danny; Šalkovskis, Paul M.; Hogg, Lorna

doi:10.1111/bjc.12093

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“…Traditionally, a BPD diagnostic label has corresponded to that of a “difficult patient” (Sulzer, 2015) to people that in the mental health system often has been referred to as “manipulative,” “unstable,” “disinhibited” or “hostile” (Kyratsous and Sanati, 2017), leading helping systems to risk denying people with BPD the invitation to a genuine community to a larger extent than those with other ways of suffering. An experimental study by Lam et al (2016) demonstrates the stigmatizing effect a BPD label can have on therapists’ assessment of uncomplicated panic disorder. Prior to watching a film of a woman describing her lived experiences of panic, the researchers randomly allocated therapists to one of three conditions.…”

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Moving Toward Connectedness – A Qualitative Study of Recovery Processes for People With Borderline Personality Disorder

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Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a mental health disorder estimated to affect 1–2% of the general population. As a group, people with BPD endure a high degree of suffering, often leading to suicide attempts, self-harm, and suicide. Comparatively few studies explore the first person perspective of the person suffering from any mental health disorder. This might be especially problematic for people diagnosed with BPD, as this particular diagnosis is followed by stigma potentially making help seeking harder and helping relationships more vulnerable. We interviewed 12 female participants recently diagnosed with BPD in-depth about their experiences with recovery and treatment, and used a stepwise reflective approach to rigorously analyze the data. Results show an overarching theme of working toward connectedness, with four constituent sub-themes. We discuss the findings with regard to empirical work, recovery and autonomy, and the risk of epistemic injustice that people with BPD risk facing.

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Moving Toward Connectedness – A Qualitative Study of Recovery Processes for People With Borderline Personality Disorder

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“…Finally, I address the lasting "elephant in the room" -the problem of labeling. [8] [28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]. Numerous studies over time have shown with significant confidence that the effect of labeling behaviors traits and even disorders have more damaging and permanent psychological manifestations than advantages as most psychologists presume.…”

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Quantum Bourneville Model: On the Quantum Mechanical Nature of Dark Triad

Agarwal¹

2020

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The state of reality is not bound by the state of progress. Irrespective of our association, or lack of it, with any school of philosophy, the notion that we witness society and the events that occur within it cannot be denied. Consequently, the inception of a significant altercation in the existing direction of any perception regarding an unexplained phenomenon must involve the realization of a requirement for altercation (be it minor or major) to the direction of research conducted in the same. The identification of the correct altercation, hence, becomes the only topic of debate. The process of this identification requires a stoic sense of review of the current state of research and the current state of question that we wish to address. Therefore, it becomes important that this entity must be free from all forms of existing bias and must implement the existing approaches available without the limitations of the subject they are defined in. In this paper, I aim to do the same. This paper presents a thought experiment that eventually paves the way for establishing a quantum mechanical model for interpreting the notion of the Dark Triad whilst addressing all the concerns mentioned in Miller et al. (2019) regarding the current state of research in the field. The frequent question of identification of any empirical proof is rendered moot for this model given its vast intuitive appeal and philosophical foundation. While the author welcomes any attempts possible to provide solid, empirical proof of this quantum Dark Triad model, it is to be noted that the author considers attempts for the same to take into consideration the questions of formalism and determinism as expected from any scientific theory.

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“…Dobransky , Lam et al . , Markham , Sulzer ) – tended to be resisted by patients. As found by Dobransky (), staff in the present study appeared to distinguish between those whose behaviour was attributed to illness (e.g.…”

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Expanding boundaries in psychiatry: uncertainty in the context of diagnosis‐seeking and negotiation

Lane

2019

Sociology Health & Illness

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Psychiatric diagnosis has become pervasive in modern culture, exerting an increasing influence on notions of personhood, identity practices and forms of self‐governing. The broadening of diagnostic categories and increasing awareness regarding popular diagnostic categories has led to an increased demand for formal diagnosis within clinical encounters. However, there is continuing ‘epistemological uncertainty’ (Fox 2000) surrounding these entities, in part due to their lack of associated clinical biomarkers and their ‘fuzzy boundaries’. Meanwhile, this diagnostic expansion has encountered resistance from those concerned with the alleged ‘over‐pathologisation’ of emotional distress. Drawing upon the concepts of ‘diagnostic cultures’ (Brinkmann 2016) and the ‘looping effects of human kinds’ (Hacking 1995), this article considers some of the competing forces acting upon the contested boundaries of diagnostic categories as they play out within diagnostic interactions. The study involved ethnographic observations of diagnostic encounters within several UK‐based mental health clinics. By focusing on interactions where diagnosis is negotiated, findings illustrate the role played by different kinds of diagnostic uncertainty in shaping these negotiations. It is argued that diagnostic reification plays a key role in the moral categorisation of patients, particularly where there is uncertainty regarding individual diagnostic status.

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‘Judging a book by its cover’: An experimental study of the negative impact of a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder on clinicians’ judgements of uncomplicated panic disorder

Cited by 25 publications

References 46 publications

Moving Toward Connectedness – A Qualitative Study of Recovery Processes for People With Borderline Personality Disorder

Moving Toward Connectedness – A Qualitative Study of Recovery Processes for People With Borderline Personality Disorder

Quantum Bourneville Model: On the Quantum Mechanical Nature of Dark Triad

Expanding boundaries in psychiatry: uncertainty in the context of diagnosis‐seeking and negotiation

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