The North London NHS Foundation Trust Personality Disorder Service (PDS) offers a range of clinical services for patients with a diagnosis of personality disorder in order to improve daily functioning, including input for social care needs.The service is provided the PDS Community Team and the therapies team.

Evidence-based interventions offered are:

• mentalisation-based treatment (MBT): improving capacity to understand one's mind and minds of others
• dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT).

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusions

• age 18-65
• resident in Camden or Islington
• meet diagnostic criteria for personality disorder
• has difficulties in daily functioning, emotional instability and difficulties in interpersonal relationships
• able to engage in a change-orientated therapeutic intervention.

How to Refer