Personality is a way of describing our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. There can be changes to these depending on the situation, environment, or the people we are with.<\/p>\n
Personality disorder refers to having difficulties in how you may interact with yourself and other people, struggling to cope most days to a level where it has a large impact on your life. These difficulties are not caused by a medical condition substance and often start in childhood or adolescence.<\/p>\n
There are several different personality disorders, they include but not limited to.<\/p>\n
Emotional Personality Disorder<\/p>\n
Paranoid Personality Disorder<\/p>\n
Dependent Personality Disorder<\/p>\n
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)<\/p>\n
PTSD is a Mental Health Condition that can occur after distressing events, these events can be experienced or witnessed.<\/p>\n
Someone with PTSD will often have flashbacks or nightmares which cause them to re-experience the event(s). In addition they may struggle with mood, cognition, sleep and may feel inclined to isolate themselves. These symptoms can have a severe impact on the person’s life.<\/p>\n
In Oxford Health, researchers are interested in learning more about the causes of personality disorders and PTSD in aim of developing better treatments. Researchers are also interested in learning more about how we may be able to prevent or to treat through early identification.<\/p>\n
We have a variety of different studies.\u00a0 Some involve a questionnaires, some involve a therapy and some involve taking a medication.\u00a0 Some\u00a0 take place in our research clinics, in a clinical team base or sometimes they can take place in your home.<\/p>\n
We are sometimes able to contact people directly about research, or get referrals from clinical teams. We always appreciate hearing from people who are interested in getting involved.<\/span><\/p>\n Trust in Therapist<\/strong><\/p>\n Principal Investigator: Clare Crole-Rees – Associate Clinical Professor and Counselling Psychologist<\/p>\n Objective<\/strong>: To understand more about how trust impacts treatment, from the point of view of people who are receiving treatment. This includes people with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) or Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/details>\n There are many opportunities to become involved in research at Oxford Health if you experience a personality disorder. If you are interested in taking part, please contact us on: mentalhealthresearch@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk<\/a> for further information on our current research opportunities.<\/p>\n\n Current Studies<\/span>\n <\/summary>\n
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Previous research studies<\/h2>\n