Understanding Patients' Experiences with Borderline Personality Disorder: Qualitative Interviews.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient perspectives of living with borderline personality disorder (BPD) are not traditionally captured in the literature. To overcome this gap, we explored participants' experiences with BPD to gain a better understanding of symptoms and impacts related to the condition.

Methods

Two experienced researchers conducted semistructured interviews with a subset of participants from a randomized controlled trial evaluating a BPD treatment. The interview study was independent from the trial. Interviews focused on participants' experiences with BPD prior to the trial, including the symptoms and impacts of BPD. Interview transcripts were analyzed to identify dominant trends and generate patterns in the way participants described their experiences with BPD.

Results

SUBMITTER: DiBenedetti D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10575031 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature