The Government has today announced it is to take forward a new pathway approach in a bid to ensure the complex needs of high risk offenders, with personality disorder, is addressed more effectively. As a result, it will start to decommission the dangerous and severe personality disorder (DSPD) pilot sites in the NHS – the [...]
The Cassel Hospital is relaunching its residential, outreach and day services for people with personality disorder and complex needs. Dr Wilhelm Skogstad, Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy and Lead Clinician at the Cassel, told the PD website: “With our experience over decades of treating clients with personality disorders, we have found that they commonly experience a [...]
www.mentalhealthy.co.uk is launching the UK’s first ‘Mental Health Hero’ awards to recognise the unsung heroes of mental health. Teaming up with Emergence and three mental health charities SANE, The Mental Health Foundation and The Centre for Mental Health, Mental Healthy aims to give credit and recognition to those who have contributed to the field of [...]
“The theme for News 62 is Wounded Healers and pages 2 and 3 speak of two famous healers who have overcome their own sufferings and used their experiences to develop very effective approaches for those who have attracted a personality disorder diagnosis. Page 3 of this issue also has news about Haven Website updates, including [...]