TY - JOUR AB - This case study illustrates the rehabilitation of a woman who suffered chronic sexual, physical and emotional abuse throughout childhood that resulted in 20 years of secure psychiatric care and a ‘psychopathic personality’ diagnosis. Rehabilitation used a survivor‐orientated approach to resolve symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, institutionalisation and a dysfunctional narrative. VL - 10 IS - 1 SN - 1463-6646 DO - 10.1108/14636646200800005 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/14636646200800005 AU - Hossack Alex AU - McCarthy Jennie AU - McClean Elaine AU - Serette Leslie PY - 2008 Y1 - 2008/01/01 TI - A survivor‐orientated approach to the rehabilitation of a personality‐disordered institutionalised medium secure service user: case study T2 - The British Journal of Forensic Practice PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 26 EP - 35 Y2 - 2024/04/23 ER -