Dr Dan Warrender
@danwarrender.bsky.social
PhD, Mental Health Nurse, MBT Practitioner, Lecturer, Researcher, Writer. Interests: philosophy, 'personality disorder' and mental health care. Own views. #MHDeservesBetter
Therapy, Training, Consultancy: https://danwarrender.wordpress.com
Therapy, Training, Consultancy: https://danwarrender.wordpress.com
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Spaghettification and the Conceptual Black Hole of Borderline Personality Disorder: A Qualitative Discussion Around Competing Meanings Given to the Diagnosis and Their Potential Consequences
This paper explores competing meanings which may arise through receiving a diagnosis of “borderline personality disorder,” discussing how this may impact a person’s treatment and their sense of sel...
doi.org
The 'conceptual black hole of borderline personality disorder': how can BPD be not real mental illness but too unstable for therapy, described as not personality disorder but treated as only personality disorder, and also, borderline of what? Open access: doi.org/10.1080/0161...
The 40th anniversary of 'Commando' (1985), shown in Dundee, for 2 quid, with proceeds going to charity, and a facilitated discussion on men's mental health following the film? 30th November 12pm, all of your dreams come true. www.citizenticket.com/events/scott...
Commando (1985) with discussion on men's mental health - Buy tickets
Screening of Commando at Dundee Contemporary Arts, hosted by Mental Health in Movies.
www.citizenticket.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The 40th anniversary of 'Commando' (1985), shown in Dundee, for 2 quid, with proceeds going to charity, and a facilitated discussion on men's mental health following the film? 30th November 12pm, all of your dreams come true. www.citizenticket.com/events/scott...
Important all UK nurses feedback. As a mental health nurse, I feel the NMC has no vision for the field, and would be happy to let it silently die. It is difficult for me to donate to a cause which I do not believe supports the work I do #MHDeservesBetter
www.nmc.org.uk/about-us/con...
www.nmc.org.uk/about-us/con...
Consultation on proposals to increase our registration fees
We are consulting on the fees that nurses, midwives and nursing associates pay.
www.nmc.org.uk
November 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Important all UK nurses feedback. As a mental health nurse, I feel the NMC has no vision for the field, and would be happy to let it silently die. It is difficult for me to donate to a cause which I do not believe supports the work I do #MHDeservesBetter
www.nmc.org.uk/about-us/con...
www.nmc.org.uk/about-us/con...
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The 'conceptual black hole of borderline personality disorder': how can BPD be not real mental illness but too unstable for therapy, described as not personality disorder but treated as only personality disorder, and also, borderline of what? Open access: doi.org/10.1080/0161...
Spaghettification and the Conceptual Black Hole of Borderline Personality Disorder: A Qualitative Discussion Around Competing Meanings Given to the Diagnosis and Their Potential Consequences
This paper explores competing meanings which may arise through receiving a diagnosis of “borderline personality disorder,” discussing how this may impact a person’s treatment and their sense of sel...
doi.org
October 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The 'conceptual black hole of borderline personality disorder': how can BPD be not real mental illness but too unstable for therapy, described as not personality disorder but treated as only personality disorder, and also, borderline of what? Open access: doi.org/10.1080/0161...
"We intervene to prevent suicide, yet in doing so might restrict an individual's valued freedoms in some very complex ways. These consequences need to be considered as risks in themselves". A short comment piece to provoke thought and attention on relationships, not just risk.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
"We intervene to prevent suicide, yet in doing so might restrict an individual's valued freedoms in some very complex ways. These consequences need to be considered as risks in themselves". A short comment piece to provoke thought and attention on relationships, not just risk.
Looking forward to this. Delighted to be invited by peers in Malta.
October 29, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Looking forward to this. Delighted to be invited by peers in Malta.
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Sleep is very strange… @aeon.co aeon.co/essays/two-b...
Two billion humans are doing something bizarre right now: sleeping | Aeon Essays
It is our biggest blind spot, a bizarre experience that befalls us every day, and can’t be explained by our need for rest
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October 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Sleep is very strange… @aeon.co aeon.co/essays/two-b...
Hello Bluesky. No one ever seems to see (or maybe they just don't care about) my posts. Is it because I don't use hashtags? #PsychiatricDiagnosis #BPD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #IdentityDisturbance
The 'conceptual black hole of borderline personality disorder': how can BPD be not real mental illness but too unstable for therapy, described as not personality disorder but treated as only personality disorder, and also, borderline of what? Open access: doi.org/10.1080/0161...
Spaghettification and the Conceptual Black Hole of Borderline Personality Disorder: A Qualitative Discussion Around Competing Meanings Given to the Diagnosis and Their Potential Consequences
This paper explores competing meanings which may arise through receiving a diagnosis of “borderline personality disorder,” discussing how this may impact a person’s treatment and their sense of sel...
doi.org
October 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Hello Bluesky. No one ever seems to see (or maybe they just don't care about) my posts. Is it because I don't use hashtags? #PsychiatricDiagnosis #BPD #BorderlinePersonalityDisorder #IdentityDisturbance
The 'conceptual black hole of borderline personality disorder': how can BPD be not real mental illness but too unstable for therapy, described as not personality disorder but treated as only personality disorder, and also, borderline of what? Open access: doi.org/10.1080/0161...
Spaghettification and the Conceptual Black Hole of Borderline Personality Disorder: A Qualitative Discussion Around Competing Meanings Given to the Diagnosis and Their Potential Consequences
This paper explores competing meanings which may arise through receiving a diagnosis of “borderline personality disorder,” discussing how this may impact a person’s treatment and their sense of sel...
doi.org
October 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The 'conceptual black hole of borderline personality disorder': how can BPD be not real mental illness but too unstable for therapy, described as not personality disorder but treated as only personality disorder, and also, borderline of what? Open access: doi.org/10.1080/0161...
Reposted by Dr Dan Warrender
The Philosophy Bites podcast has had nearly 50 million unique episode downloads so far… philosophybites.com
Philosophy Bites Podcast
Top philosophers interviewed on bite-sized topics
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September 21, 2025 at 7:29 AM
The Philosophy Bites podcast has had nearly 50 million unique episode downloads so far… philosophybites.com
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It would indeed be interesting to know any future considerations by the @newsnmc.bsky.social from evidence such as this.
September 12, 2025 at 2:32 AM
It would indeed be interesting to know any future considerations by the @newsnmc.bsky.social from evidence such as this.
Kenwright et al: "MH nursing students reported the lowest levels of practice confidence... barriers to achieving proficiencies...exclusion of field-specific knowledge and skills, which devalued and threatened their professional identity". #MHDeservesBetter doi.org/10.1111/inm....
How Do Mental Health Nursing Students in the United Kingdom Experience Assessment Against the NMC Generic Standards of Proficiency? A Cross‐Field Comparison
In 2018 the UK's Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) moved from field-specific to generic standards of proficiency in training all four fields of nursing practice. Some educators claim these proficie...
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September 11, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Kenwright et al: "MH nursing students reported the lowest levels of practice confidence... barriers to achieving proficiencies...exclusion of field-specific knowledge and skills, which devalued and threatened their professional identity". #MHDeservesBetter doi.org/10.1111/inm....
Enjoyed talking to mental health staff in Perth today, discussing the action/consequences model and the ethics of responding to risk when working with people diagnosed with 'personality disorder'. Anyone interested can see more from this webinar: youtu.be/sC3CVq10XCM?...
Thoughtful & ethical approaches to risk for people with a diagnosis of personality disorder
YouTube video by Healthcare Improvement Scotland
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September 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Enjoyed talking to mental health staff in Perth today, discussing the action/consequences model and the ethics of responding to risk when working with people diagnosed with 'personality disorder'. Anyone interested can see more from this webinar: youtu.be/sC3CVq10XCM?...
As an @rcn.org.uk member I get the @nursingstandard.bsky.social through the post each month. Claims to be your 'essential nursing journal', yet there is often little to no content around mental health. As a mental health nurse, that is what is essential.
September 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
As an @rcn.org.uk member I get the @nursingstandard.bsky.social through the post each month. Claims to be your 'essential nursing journal', yet there is often little to no content around mental health. As a mental health nurse, that is what is essential.
In the past two weeks separate people have emailed me to say how much this resonated with them. When nurse education becomes futile. From late 2021, but still one of the best things I've written, and may resonate with you if you haven't seen it:
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Mental health nursing and the theory‐practice gap: Civil war and intellectual self‐injury
Click on the article title to read more.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 23, 2025 at 11:35 AM
In the past two weeks separate people have emailed me to say how much this resonated with them. When nurse education becomes futile. From late 2021, but still one of the best things I've written, and may resonate with you if you haven't seen it:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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The model of-- work yourself into the ground & then recharge with some 'wellbeing' activities, is a con. It just serves the machine.
It's not too much to ask to have meaningful work, connection with colleagues, a sense of belonging & congruence with your values. And workplaces that support this.
It's not too much to ask to have meaningful work, connection with colleagues, a sense of belonging & congruence with your values. And workplaces that support this.
July 23, 2025 at 7:23 AM
The model of-- work yourself into the ground & then recharge with some 'wellbeing' activities, is a con. It just serves the machine.
It's not too much to ask to have meaningful work, connection with colleagues, a sense of belonging & congruence with your values. And workplaces that support this.
It's not too much to ask to have meaningful work, connection with colleagues, a sense of belonging & congruence with your values. And workplaces that support this.
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The despondency is real. Something is needed but there is perhaps a localised UK shift. The RCN indicate others beyond them have a view on this matter & in my belief ignore they have become the other (questions of whether they can be trusted on MH nursing). -perhaps a new union will fill the void.
July 22, 2025 at 7:16 AM
The despondency is real. Something is needed but there is perhaps a localised UK shift. The RCN indicate others beyond them have a view on this matter & in my belief ignore they have become the other (questions of whether they can be trusted on MH nursing). -perhaps a new union will fill the void.
I was at an RCN Mental Health Forum listening event this evening, and there is still a lot of discontent around mental health nurse education. I raised this issue at RCN congress in 2022, but it seems little has changed:
youtu.be/xYwmZYthm5M?...
youtu.be/xYwmZYthm5M?...
Dan Warrender - Debate Opening - RCN Congress 2022 - Matter for Discussion: Future Nurse Standards
YouTube video by Dan Warrender
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July 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I was at an RCN Mental Health Forum listening event this evening, and there is still a lot of discontent around mental health nurse education. I raised this issue at RCN congress in 2022, but it seems little has changed:
youtu.be/xYwmZYthm5M?...
youtu.be/xYwmZYthm5M?...
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I saw a theme from a patient focus group was "we are signposted to death". I thought yeah that's awful, & then thought tbh our service does that too. We try to be helpful & find out what's going on for people but then sometimes the outcome is that a person's needs are best met in another service 1/4
July 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I saw a theme from a patient focus group was "we are signposted to death". I thought yeah that's awful, & then thought tbh our service does that too. We try to be helpful & find out what's going on for people but then sometimes the outcome is that a person's needs are best met in another service 1/4
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Full response here regarding the press release on 'boost to mental health services' including new emergency mental health departments. The bits that didn't make it into the Nursing Times:
mentalhealthdeservesbetter.wordpress.com/2025/07/03/r... #MentalHealth #NursingandMidwiferyCouncil #Nursing
mentalhealthdeservesbetter.wordpress.com/2025/07/03/r... #MentalHealth #NursingandMidwiferyCouncil #Nursing
Response to Government press release on emergency mental health departments
Mental Health Deserves Better were asked to provide comment on the UK Government’s press release, boost to mental health services from thousands of extra staff, which covers additional staffi…
mentalhealthdeservesbetter.wordpress.com
July 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Full response here regarding the press release on 'boost to mental health services' including new emergency mental health departments. The bits that didn't make it into the Nursing Times:
mentalhealthdeservesbetter.wordpress.com/2025/07/03/r... #MentalHealth #NursingandMidwiferyCouncil #Nursing
mentalhealthdeservesbetter.wordpress.com/2025/07/03/r... #MentalHealth #NursingandMidwiferyCouncil #Nursing
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Something we do well in Clinical Psychology is to have regular clinical supervision. It is just standard, normal, it's not 'if there's time' or a luxury. I see some of what nursing & medical colleagues work with every day & it amazes me they don't have reliable access to the same...
June 27, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Something we do well in Clinical Psychology is to have regular clinical supervision. It is just standard, normal, it's not 'if there's time' or a luxury. I see some of what nursing & medical colleagues work with every day & it amazes me they don't have reliable access to the same...
Yesterday was my last Scottish Personality Disorder Network conference as part of the executive group. Time poverty means I sadly cannot do everything I want to. (1/4)
June 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Yesterday was my last Scottish Personality Disorder Network conference as part of the executive group. Time poverty means I sadly cannot do everything I want to. (1/4)
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