What specific ethical and clinical challenges might the clinician face when treating clients with BPD who are suicidal?

What specific ethical and clinical challenges might the clinician face when treating clients with BPD who are suicidal?

Clinician may face ethical and clinical challenges while treating patient with BPD. These population may negatively react to the situation and treatment making it more challenging. Patients with BPD are most likely to engage in self-harming behavior and This study source was downloaded by 100000882596535 from CourseHero.com on 04-07-2024 07:04:27 GMT -05:00 https://www.coursehero.com/file/210540395/Week-7-discussion-NR-547docx/ suicide attempts. They may be malingering sometimes, and the clinician should be able to identify that. At the same time, when they express thoughts of harming self, it should be taken seriously, and intervention should be started. Sometimes the clinician has to make a decision to hospitalize the patient with BPD against their will for their safety. Discussing the increased risk for suicide due to their illness may be challenging. They might take it in a negative way. It might increase their hope for recovery and may sometimes attempt suicide thinking that’s what expected by clinician. Reference: Boland, R., & Verduin, M.L. (2022) Kaplan and Sadock's synopsis of psychiatry (12th ed.). Wolters Kluwe