People with diagnoses of severe and complex personality disorder often require care across multiple services and prolonged inpatient treatment. Their transdiagnostic presentations of recurrent suicidality, eating disorders, neurodevelopmental conditions and substance misuse can mean hospital admission is unavoidable. Managing risk while promoting recovery can present significant clinical, ethical and relational challenges for both patients and multidisciplinary teams.
This one-day event will explore a practical, formulation-based approach to understanding and managing complexity in mental health care. Expert speakers will examine the relational factors that can influence admission, treatment and recovery, and discuss the application of these principles to eating disorders, autism, mental health law, capacity assessment, and relational prescribing.
The event is relevant to Consultant Psychiatrists, SAS Psychiatrists and Resident Doctors across all psychiatric specialties, particularly those working with patients who present with complex needs, high levels of risk, and co-occurring mental health conditions in inpatient, community or specialist settings.