Experiences of Women Diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder: Perception of Motherhood, Social, Health, and Construction of Gender
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Script of open-ended questions made in the individual interviews.
Script of open-ended questions made in the individual interviews
What has the diagnosis of borderline personality disorder meant for you? How would you explain what it means to have this disorder?
How would you describe the care received by health professionals? Have you observed differences in care between different services? And between the different professional categories (doctors, nurses, nursing assistants…)?
How would you describe your relationship with your family? And with other people? How would you describe the support received by the people closest to you?
In what way do you think your diagnosis may have influenced your personal and family relationships?
In what way do you think your diagnosis or symptoms may influence the way you are perceived socially?
If you have children, how have the difficulties of your problem influenced the care of your children? How do you think your diagnosis and treatment process may have influenced them?
How would you describe your life experiences to date? What are the experiences that have marked you the most?
