Sharon Lawn|Janne McMahon
Experiences of family carers of people diagnosed with borderline personality disorder
Flinders University
limited understanding experience family carers people diagnosed borderline personality disorder bpd study aimed explore experiences carers attempts seek help person diagnosed bpd carer needs invitation participate online survey distributed carers across multiple consumer carer organizations mental health services private mental health consumer carer network australia 2011 responses 121 carers showed experience significant challenges discrimination attempting engage seek support health services comparison consumers experiences reported elsewhere showed carers clear understanding discrimination faced people diagnosis largely also experience exclusion discrimination community carer support services perceived inadequate general practitioners important source support however service providers need education training support attitudinal change address discrimination recognize carers needs provide effective support study provides first detailed account bpd carers experiences across broad range support needs interactions community support health services