Organisations
This page provides information about organisations of relevance to personality disorder services, treatment and support.
- Association of Adult Psychotherapists
Provides an information network for NHS adult psychotherapists. - Association of Therapeutic Communities
A professional organisation which aims to ‘reduce mental distress’ by supporting the work of therapeutic communities. - British and Irish Group for the Study of Personality Disorder
The British and Irish Group for the Study of Personality Disorder was formed in 2000 to provide a forum for a focus for academic activity and professional networking in the field of personality disorder. - British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Professional organisation for counsellors and psychotherapists. - British Psychoanalytical Society
Professional society and training body for psychoanalysts. - Clinical Knowledge Summaries
A practical source of clinical knowledge for the NHS to assist professionals in the care of patients. - Clinical Trials Toolkit
Provides practical help to meet the requirements of the UK Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004. These regulations implement the EU Clinical Trials Directive in the UK. - Community Care: statistics on referrals, assessments, and packages of care
Provisional information about referrals, assessments and packages of care for adults in England - Community of Communities
A standards-based quality improvement programme bringing together Therapeutic Communities (TCs) in the UK and internationally, engaging them in service evaluation and quality improvement using methods and values that reflect their philosophy - Criminal Justice System
Help and support for victims of crime. - Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder (DSPD) programme
A joint initiative between the Department of Health, Ministry of Justice and Prison Service with the aim to develop, pilot and evaluate new mental health services for those people who are dangerous as a result of a severe personality disorder. - Department of Health
Providing health and social care policy, guidance and publications for NHS and social care professionals - Department of Health Forensic Mental Health
The national programme on forensic mental health R&D was established in April 1999. The programme supports the provision of services for mentally disordered offenders by commissioning research and developing research capacity. - Directgov
Easy access to the public services you use and the information you need, delivered by the UK government - Emergence
Emergence is a service user-led organisation with the overarching aim of supporting all people affected by personality disorder including service users, carers, family & friends and professionals. - Forensic Mental Health Science Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London
The department’s research programme encompasses two principal themes, major mental disorders and antisocial behaviour; and personality disorders and antisocial behaviour and two minor themes that focus on people with learning disabilities and those with b - Forensic Psychiatry, Oxford University
Forensic psychiatry research in Oxford includes a number of projects in prison health, epidemiology of mental illness and violent crime, forensic services, older criminals, and suicide in offenders. - Forensic Research Centre, University of Leicester
The Forensic Research Centre is a multidisciplinary research centre based at the University of Leicester. The Centre aims to promote and develop research in the forensic area from a multidisciplinary perspective. - HM Prison Service
Find out about the work carried out in prisons throughout England and Wales. - Home Office
The Home Office is the lead government department for immigration and passports, drugs policy, crime, counter-terrorism and police. - Home Office research development and statistics
Manages research and collects statistics in a number of areas including crime, policing, immigration and drugs. - International Society for the psychological treatments of schizophrenias and other psychoses
An international organisation promoting psychotherapy and psychological treatments for persons with schizophrenia and other psychotic conditions. - King's Fund
The King’s Fund seeks to understand how the health system in England can be improved. Using that insight, we work with individuals and organisations to shape policy, transform services and bring about behaviour change. - Mental Health Care
Information for those supporting someone with mental illness. With personal stories of carers. - Mental Health Foundation
For everyone with mental health problems or learning disabilities. - Mental Health in Higher Education
Aims to enhance learning and teaching about mental health in UK higher education. - Mental Health Research Network
The NIHR Mental Health Research Network is funded by the National Institute for Health Research and forms part of the UK Clinical Research Network. The Networks support and deliver high quality clinical and social care research. - Mental Health: Adult and Older Adult Service Mapping
Reports about adult and older adult mental health services commissioned by PCTs/LAs - Mental Health: statistics on admissions to hospital
Data on admissions to hospital of people with mental health problems. - Mind
Promotes the views and needs of people with mental health problems. - Ministry of Justice
Provides information about the criminal justice system to support civil justice and reduce reoffending - National Forensic Mental Health Research and Development Programme
Website is currently being developed. - National Personality Disorder Institute
Affiliated to the Nottingham Institute of Mental Health, the multi-disciplinary and multi-faculty PDi brings a major contribution to the research of Personality Disorder. - National Research Ethics Service (NRES)
The National Research Ethics Service aims to protect the rights, safety, dignity and well-being of research participants; and to facilitate and promote ethical research that is of potential benefit to participants, science and society. - NHS Centre for Involvement
Supports and encourages the NHS and other organisations to involve patients and the public in health and social care decision-making. - NHS Choices
A comprehensive information service that helps to put people in control of their healthcare. - NHS Confederation
Independent membership body that aims to help improve health and patient care. - Offender Health Research Network
The Offender Health Research Network is funded by Offender Health at the Department of Health, and is a collaboration between several universities, based at the University of Manchester. - Prisoners Education Trust
The Prisoners Education Trust provides learning opportunities for offenders in custody to broaden their horizons and to focus on a more positive life on release. - Rethink
Support and advice for people with mental illness, their family and carers. - Royal College of Psychiatrists
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the professional and educational body for psychiatrists in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. - Sane
Charity offering support and carrying out research into mental illness including depression. - Scottish Personality Disorder Network
Network to support improved management and treatment of people with personality disorder in Scotland - Shift
Shift works in a number of areas to reduce and remove the stigma and discrimination directed towards people with experience of mental health problems. - Social Care Online
Offers a range of information on all aspects of social care, fostering and mental health. - Survey of patients' experiences
Annual survey to help understand what patients think about the care and treatment they receive. - UK Council for Psychotherapy
Professional body of psychotherapists supporting research and providing training.