Meeting-The-Challenge-Making-a-Difference-Practitioner-Guide
Meeting-The-Challenge-Making-a-Difference-Practitioner-Guide
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Learning points from Chapter 2<br />
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Personality disorder does not mean that someone cannot<br />
be treated, nor that they should be excluded from mental<br />
health services<br />
<strong>The</strong> way in which a person finds out about their diagnosis has<br />
an impact on their view of their future, but many people are<br />
not told about it and instead find out ‘accidentally’.<br />
How a person is given a diagnosis, and what happens<br />
afterwards, can make all the difference between someone<br />
feeling recognised and helped, or labelled and stigmatised.<br />
A diagnosis can be the key to unlocking a range of help and<br />
support, but it has also been used as a key to lock doors to<br />
keep people out of services.<br />
Whatever your role, you may be able to help a person to talk<br />
through how they feel about their diagnosis, and to access<br />
appropriate support and help.<br />
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