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ArticleBMJ open2023

Delphi consensus study to develop guidelines for the management of adults with borderline personality disorder in the emergency department: a protocol.

Aaron Prosser, Victor Hong, Bartosz Helfer, David Fudge, Janet Patterson, Patricia Rosebush, Benicio N Frey, Paul Links

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Article in BMJ open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. [Swallowed razor blades and other dangerous objects-who's under more pressure?]Medizinische Klinik, Intensivmedizin und Notfallmedizin · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Aaron ProsserDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada aaron.prosser@medportal.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-9379-8378
Victor HongDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Bartosz HelferInstitute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9863-2871
David FudgeDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Janet PattersonDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Patricia RosebushDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Benicio N FreyDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8267-943X
Paul LinksDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionClinicians caring for adults with borderline personality disorder (BPD) in acute settings such as the emergency department (ED) have little evidence/guidance to base decisions on. Specific/detailed guidance for managing BPD in the ED is needed given the morbidity and mortality risks, high service utilisation, unique challenges and risk of iatrogenic interventions. The primary objective of this study is to use a consensus method to develop a guideline for managing adults with BPD in the ED. This protocol and the key questions for the guideline were developed with the advice of people with BPD and their family members/support persons. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: We will perform a four-phase Delphi study of an expert panel of clinicians, researchers, adults with BPD and their family members/support persons. Various disciplines (psychiatry, psychology, emergency medicine, nursing, social work) and treatment approaches will be included in the expert panel. An online questionnaire will be developed from systematic reviews, qualitative assessments of pivotal literature, and opinions suggested by the panel (phase 1). The panel will rate their agreement on opinions for each key question covering areas of emergency care of adults with BPD using two rounds of this questionnaire (phases 2 and 3). Opinions meeting predefined thresholds for consensus will be brought to consensus meetings moderated by an independent chair (phase 4). The purpose of these meetings is to finalise the set and phrasing of the opinions for each area of emergency care. These final opinions will be the recommendations in the guideline. If there are significant differences of opinion, the guideline will present both recommendations alongside one another. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This study has received ethics approval by the Hamilton Integrated Research Ethics Board in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The results of this study will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications, conferences and national professional and patient/family/support associations.

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Borderline Personality DisorderAdultDelphi TechniqueEmergency Service, HospitalHumansOntarioResearch DesignACCIDENT & EMERGENCY MEDICINEPersonality disordersPSYCHIATRYSuicide & self-harm

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PMID37945306
PMCPMC10649594

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