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Spectrum is a statewide service in Victoria that supports and works with local Area Mental Health Services to provide treatment for people with personality disorder. Spectrum focuses on those who are at risk from serious self-harm or suicide and who have particularly complex needs.

Please note: as of January 2013 Spectrum has a new phone number - (03) 8833 3050

Breaking News

NHMRC 2012 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Borderline Personality Disorder

On 15 March 2013 the National Health and Medical Research Council launched Australia’s first ever Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Borderline Personality Disorder. The guideline seeks to improve understanding and recognition of BPD in health services and the community and will assist health professionals to diagnose, treat and manage BPD in adolescents and adults.

Read more here.

SPECTRUM PUBLICATIONS

Wise Choices - Acceptance and committment therapy groups for people with borderline personality disorderNEW RELEASE: 'Wise Choices' is a group treatment manual for borderline personality disorder which is based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). The manual includes a CD with electronic copies of 70 participant handouts. 

"This volume provides a new and exciting direction for the treatment of those who suffer with borderline personality disorder."
Professor Steven Hayes

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Borderline Personality Disorder - Towards Effective Treament (Beatson, Rao & Watson, 2010) is a comprehensive text on borderline personality disorder for health professionals. It provides an overview of aetiology, treatment and service system issues.

"This book provides a well-presented synthesis of current best practice."
Dr Cris Mileshkin

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