Nursing interventions in personality disorders in the field of primary care

Abstract

Introduction: The personality is defined as the dynamic set of emotional and behavioural characteristics that are unique to each person. According to the American Psychiatric Association (APA), personality disorders correspond to a set of signs that produce a series of behavioural alterations in the emotional and affective spheres that cause problems for social adaptation and alterations in behavior that deviate from the expectations of the culture of the subject.

Objective: Know and determine the role of nursing care in personality disorders.

Methodology: A review of the scientific literature published in the PUBMED and SCIELO databases was carried out in January and February of 2017 with the keywords “personality disorder”, “nursing care”, “personality” and “primary care”.

Results: The studies analyzed show that nursing care will be oriented according to whether the person presents a crisis situation or presents sufficient stability to acquire knowledge and skills that help him with the management of his illness. In the case of an emergency situation, it is necessary to assess the vital risk and the degree of aggressiveness and an assessment must be made by psychology. In the case of a stable patient, a more extensive evaluation process should be carried out in which the interventions will be directed to make changes in the lifestyle.

Conclusions: The primary care nursing consultation enables the patient to solve problems and complications that occur in those patients in whom there is emotional stability. It allows the development of effective strategies for coping with the disease and reducing anxiety. In this sense, new strategies and intervention possibilities are opened to professionals to cover their emotional and therapeutic needs.