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Does "difficult patient" status contribute to de facto demedicalization? The case of borderline personality disorder.
This study relies on 22 in-depth interviews with mental health clinicians in the United States to evaluate how they describe patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD), how the diagnosis of BPD affects the treatment clinicians are willing to provide, and the implications for patients. Its findings suggest patients with BPD are routinely labeled “difficult,” and subsequently routed out of care through a variety of direct and indirect means.
AHRQ-funded; HS000032.
Citation: Sulzer SH .
Does "difficult patient" status contribute to de facto demedicalization? The case of borderline personality disorder.
Soc Sci Med 2015 Oct;142:82-9. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.08.008..
Keywords: Behavioral Health, Clinician-Patient Communication, Access to Care