Drawing on the experience of The Haven Project, this book maps the journey of recovery for people diagnosed with personality disorder. Based on a service-user focused research study on work at The Haven, this book looks at the project's responses to shortcomings in the care and treatment of people diagnosed with personality disorder, a group that suffers from significant social exclusion. The author presents a whole-service approach to helping people recover from this diagnosis, and examines efforts to reverse social exclusion. With first-hand accounts from service users providing insights into the need for community-based care, the book proves that hospitalisation is not a prerequisite for the treatment of personality disorders. Presenting a new way forward for the treatment of people diagnosed with personality disorder, this book is essential reading for a wide range of mental health professionals, especially front-line workers, managers, service commissioners, personality disorder researchers, as well as people diagnosed with personality disorder and their family members.
