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Objective: The constructs of interrogative suggestibility (IS) and compliance are particularly relevant within forensic settings where they may compromise the reliability of testimony. Both constructs may be influenced by individual difference factors such as personality, anxiety, self-esteem, memory and intelligence. This was one of very few studies to investigate the relationship between IS and personality disorders (PDs) and PD traits. In a replication and expansion ofa study by Gudjonsson and Main (2008), the relationship between compliance and PDIPD traits was also explored. Design: This study adopted a cross-sectional, correlational design. Participants completed measures ofP D, IS, compliance, estimated IQ, anxiety and self-esteem during a single testing session. Participants: Eighty-seven participants with a history of substance misuse and/or homelessness were recruited from charities/voluntary sector organisations across the south of England. - Results: Contrary to the hypotheses, no positive correlations were found between IS and any PDs investigated. However, negative relationships were observed between IS and several PDs/PD traits and clinical syndromes; this may be due to elements of paranoia, suspicion and distrust of others, which are antithetical to IS. Regarding compliance, this study largely replicated the results of Gudjonsson and Main (2008), finding positive correlations between compliance and various PDs/PD traits, and Cluster C PDs in particular. The possibility that the key link with compliance and these PDs was through anxiety and low self-esteem was explored using mediation analysis. Although both constructs were partial mediators, a significant proportion of the variance remains unexplained. Conclusions/lmplications: It would appear that the key components of compliance are more related to PDslPD traits than those of IS. Important implications have been outlined, including with regards to the potential vulnerability of individuals with certain personality styles/clinical syndromes and the corroboration of evidence regarding high compliance scores. Ideas for further research have been proposed.

Compulsive hoarding is a chronic and debilitating condition with previously reported poor outcomes from treatment. Frost and Hartl (1996) propose a CBT model which forms the basis of a targeted treatment for compulsive hoarding. This review appraises ten treatment studies offering CBT for compulsive hoarding based on Frost and Hartl's model. Outcome measures and treatment protocols have been refined in the more recent studies yielding more promising results. However methodological flaws prevail and limitations are discussed with reference to future research. Author's position I viewed this assignment as an opportunity to learn about a topic on which I knew little. I was keen to choose a topic which would both be interesting to me and be useful in my clinical practice and the practice of the CMI-IT in which I am working. Through discussions with my supervisor it was suggested that compulsive hoarding would be a useful topic to• review as this behaviour is something that the team have previously found to be both relatively common and also difficult to treat. I knew little of this problem and thought it was a specific enough topic to be suitable for this assignment. Aims This review will aim to provide a brief overview of compulsive hoarding with initial reference to definition, diagnosis and previously reported difficulties with treatment. The main part of the review will contain a critical analysis of currently published studies investigating the treatment of compulsive hoarding based on Frost and _Hartl's Cognitive Behavioural Model for Compulsive Hoarding (Frost and Hartl, 1996). Search Strategy Using PsychInfo, Web of Knowledge and Pubmed the search terms "hoarding" and "treatment" were entered yielding between 250-300 results varying across the databases. A visual overview of each result was examined for usefulness in the review. Some further papers were found through inspection of the reference lists of papers.

Cognition-Emotion-Action model (1980) with Ajzen's Theory of Planned Behaviour ABSTRACT (TpB, 1991) towards understanding helping behaviour of clinical staff who work with clients diagnosed with a personality disorder (PD) who display difficult and challenging behaviour. Design: This is a quantitative study making use of a single group cross-sectional regression design. A regression analysis was used to examine the predictive ability of the primary constructs within the TpB against the constructs of attribution and emotion from Weiner's (1980) model to explain staff helping behaviour. Method: Ninety three clinical staff from all professions took part in a short semi- structured interview regarding an incident of difficult behaviour they had recently experienced involving a client diagnosed with a PD. Participants then completed the Attributional Style Questionnaire Revised (ASQ-R), the Emotional Reactions to Challenging Behaviour scale (ERCB), the Generalised Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE), the Helping Behaviour Questionnaire (HBQ) and two bipolar scales for helping and severity of challenging behaviour. Results: The constructs within the TpB adequately predicted staff helping behaviour, with attitude and perceived control being significant determinants of intention and perceived control and intention significantly predicting helping behaviour. Subjective norm was non-significant in predicting intention. Weiner's (1980) model was also found to significantly predict helping behaviour with controllability being the only significant determinant of helping behaviour. A combination of the TpB and Weiner's model was found to account for greater variance in helping behaviour than the individual models.

This thesis is based on a qualitative study examining how women diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, who experience moderate to high levels of dissociation and self-harm, made sense of their experiences of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).

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Narratives give direction, purpose and meaning to people's lives and are a key component in the development of personality. In forensic psychology, violent offending is most often presented as a set of enduring dispositional traits. It is argued, however, that an analysis of narratives may also offer useful insights into what sustains offending and what might lead to change. This review examines the literature on adult offender narratives and their function within correctional cultures and society. It suggests that practitioners may wish to consider incorporating features of what an offender is trying to achieve through their narratives into existing programmes of rehabilitation to ensure future gains are sustained. The implications of this are discussed. This study investigates the personal accounts of patients in a UK Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder (DSPD) Unit who are engaging in treatment to help them manage their violent / offending behaviour. Ten participants were interviewed and their interviews were analysed using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Four master themes surfaced: "A dog eat dog world" shows how violence became a legitimate response to early, abusive environments; "No-one really saw that side of me" explores how alterative ways of behaviour were deterred and difficult to relinquish; "Finding a voice" describes participants' experiences of change and what they see as important components of it; and 'Fears for the future' considers the difficulties that still lie ahead. As the DSPD pilot ends, how these experiences might help augment existing clinical treatment programmes are discussed.

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