Patients' and informal carers' insights into influences on prescribing in borderline personality disorder: a qualitative interview study in the UK.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore the patient and informal-carer reported factors that influence prescribing decisions in the management of borderline personality disorder (BPD).

Design

The study employed a qualitative methodology of semi-structured interviews with patients and informal carers to examine perspectives on prescribing decisions and the factors shaping them.

Setting

Interviews were conducted across both primary and secondary care settings in England.

Participants

A total of 10 participants were recruited for the study, comprising eight females and two males, all aged 18 years or older. Participants either had a formal diagnosis of BPD or were informal carers of individuals diagnosed with BPD. All participants had experience with the prescribing of medication f

SUBMITTER: Confue J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12682173 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature