Confidence of psychiatry trainees in meeting the needs of borderline personality disorder in comparison with schizophrenia.

Mithira Nithianandan Parvaneh Heidari Jillian Helen Broadbear Sathya Rao

Published in: Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (2021)

The results suggest an urgent need to enhance training and supervision in skills related to the diagnosis, management and treatment of BPD, with a greater focus on psychotherapy to improve trainee psychiatrists' confidence in working with people diagnosed with BPD.

Keyphrases

borderline personality disorder
bipolar disorder
medical students
smoking cessation
drug induced