@article{ref1,
title="Borderline personality disorder: a pilot survey about clinician views on defensive practice",
journal="Australasian psychiatry",
year="2006",
author="Krawitz, Roy and Batcheler, Mike",
volume="14",
number="3",
pages="320-322",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To conduct a pilot survey about clinician views on defensive practice when working with adults with borderline personality disorder. METHOD: All mental health clinicians from adult community, crisis and inpatient services of a district public mental health service who attended a routine team meeting completed a survey questionnaire (n = 29). RESULTS: Defensive practice was common, with 85% of clinicians having practised in the previous year in a manner that they believed was not in the best interests of their patients. CONCLUSIONS: The findings support clinical impressions of a significant gap between clinician views on best practice and actual practice. The potential importance of the findings warrants a comprehensive multicentred study.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1039-8562",
doi="10.1080/j.1440-1665.2006.02297.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/j.1440-1665.2006.02297.x"
}