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Borderline personality disorder: the service user's voice Niamh Ní Cheallaigh (24168243) PUREID: 529495024 Borderline personality disorder peer support peer support worker lived experience interpretive phenomenological analysis IPA BPD This thesis contains an extended literature review which explores the service user perspective on stigma associated with the Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) diagnostic label. A content analysis is carried out and the results are discussed in the context of a lack of direct service user perspective research on the topic. The large scale research project explores service user experiences of receiving peer support from a peer support worker using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). A second exploratory aim looks at the existing Competency Framework for Mental Health Peer Support Workers and whether the important elements are applicable within service user experiences of peer support workers. Results of both are discussed.<br> 2026-10-01T16:44:42Z Text Thesis 10.17034/32638857.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Borderline_personality_disorder_the_service_user_s_voice/32638857 All Rights Reserved