Assessment and Treatment of Personality Disorders in Occupational Therapy Practice
- By Zonia Weideman1
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View Affiliations Hide Affiliations1 Department of Allied Health and Therapies, Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Source: Occupational Therapy Practice in Mental Health: Models, Conditions, Interventions, and Recovery , pp 119-137
- Publication Date: October 2025
- Language: English
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This chapter focuses on the unique role of occupational therapy in the assessment and treatment of personality disorders. Integrating occupational therapy assessments and interventions within existing assessment and treatment approaches can improve functional outcomes for people with personality disorders. Occupational therapy plays a pivotal role in multidisciplinary areas and across generic therapeutic approaches, for example, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). Occupational therapists are experts in assessing the performance of daily activities and functioning across the lifespan. Therefore, occupational therapist makes a valuable contribution to the recovery journey of people with personality disorders. This review introduces the role of occupational therapy in the management of personality disorders as defined by the Alternative Model of Personality Disorders (AMPD) in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders version 5 (DSM-5). Assessment and treatment options unique to the profession are also described.
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