This thesis examines the specific stigma and discrimination associated with being
diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. The research asked how people with
this diagnosis see the diagnosis itself influencing their relationships with care providers,
and more specifically, how they perceived a change in their relationship with formal
mental heath support systems after the diagnosis was made. Open-ended interviews were
conducted with six women who had been diagnosed with Borderline Personality
Disorder. The methodological framework used incorporated elements of critical and
feminist theory and microanalysis techniques were used in the data analysis. The
participants described examples of discrimination they faced in attempting to access
mental health services that they identified as being connected with the diagnosis of
Borderline Personality Disorder. The misuses of the diagnosis and participants’ acts of
resistance against discrimination were also major themes that emerged in the data.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:uvic.ca/oai:dspace.library.uvic.ca:1828/1281 |
| Date | 08 December 2008 |
| Creators | Schmidt, George Christopher Rile |
| Contributors | Jeffery, Donna |
| Source Sets | University of Victoria |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | Available to the World Wide Web |
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