"Patients with a personality disorder diagnosis are commonly described as falling through the gaps in NHS mental health services. Conversations with this cohort of patients, as well as the GPs who are often left to support them, reveal just how difficult it is for someone with a personality disorder diagnosis to access a community mental health service."
"A freedom of information request to CCGs and trusts over the existence of specific services for patients with a PD diagnosis, their waiting lists, and the investment these services have received over the years has produced the written equivalent of a blank stare. The various black holes and empty spaces within mental health data are a well-reported theme. However, for a group of patients very commonly cited as some of the most frequent users of NHS services, the lack of data and awareness is hard to justify."
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