The Experience of Relatives of Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder in a Family Group Therapy

Authors

  • Filipa Santos Martins Department of Psychiatry, Unidade Local de Saúde S. João, Porto, Portugal; CINTESIS - Centre for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto, Portugal; Department of Neurosciences and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto, Porto, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6220-3124
  • Berta Ramos Hospital Magalhães Lemos, Unidade Local de Saúde Santo António, Porto, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7601-9715
  • Henrique Ginja Department of Psychiatry, Unidade Local de Saúde S. João, Porto, Portugal
  • Eva Osório Department of Psychiatry, Unidade Local de Saúde S. João, Porto, Portugal; Department of Neurosciences and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine of University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
  • Cátia Guerra 5. Personality Disorders Community Service, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Fulbourn, United Kingdom https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5708-4351
  • Inês Magalhães
  • Raquel Pedrosa Hospital das Forças Armadas, Pólo Porto, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51338/rppsm.585

Keywords:

Borderline Personality Disorder/psychology, Borderline Personality Disorder/therapy, Family/psychology, Family Relations/psychology, Family Therapy, Health Education

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2025-06-24

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Santos Martins, F., Ramos, B., Ginja, H., Osório, E., Guerra, C., Magalhães, I., & Pedrosa, R. (2025). The Experience of Relatives of Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder in a Family Group Therapy. Revista Portuguesa De Psiquiatria E Saúde Mental. https://doi.org/10.51338/rppsm.585

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