Foreword
Chapter 1; Personality disorder; classifications, myths and risks
Chapter 2; Personality disorder; related to trauma
Chapter 3; Challenging the technical and rational: the importance of the social and the relational
Chapter 4; Research findings; working to empower a response to trauma
Chapter 5; Research findings; how practice might be better informed
Chapter 6; In pursuit of social justice: what is required?
Conclusion: a social perspective on personality disorder
Chapter 7; conclusion
Biography
Julia Warrener, PhD is currently a Principal Lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire teaching social policy on the BSc & MSc in Social Work programs. She qualified as a social worker in 1993 and has worked extensively with adults with mental health problems since 1995. In this time she developed a particular interest in personality disorder. She is also a researcher and committed to service user involvement in research and practice. This book has evolved from qualitative research undertaken in the last 7 years which explored the experiences and perspectives of service users and mental health social workers on personality disorder.
