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Although this is very valuable research, there is not a lot of research which quantitatively evidences the role of formulation for service users or services. Quantitative evidence that does exist is also conflicting.<\/jats:p><\/jats:list-item>\n\n<jats:list-item><jats:p>Considering how widely psychological formulation is used, and the governing guidelines that recognize this as a core competency for psychological practitioners, it is important to continue to add to the evidence base.<\/jats:p><\/jats:list-item>\n<\/jats:list>\n<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>What the paper adds to existing knowledge?<\/jats:title><jats:p>\n<jats:list list-type=\"bullet\">\n\n<jats:list-item><jats:p>Psychological formulation can increase staff empathy and hope. This could help service users to feel more understood and hopeful.<\/jats:p><\/jats:list-item>\n\n<jats:list-item><jats:p>Formulation; however, did not impact feelings of personal distress in staff.<\/jats:p><\/jats:list-item>\n\n<jats:list-item><jats:p>This research may suggest a need for the two distinct processes (i.e. team formulation and reflective practice) to support all components of empathy within inpatient services.<\/jats:p><\/jats:list-item>\n\n<jats:list-item><jats:p>Psychological formulation could support the provision of psychologically informed care within inpatient services, of which promotes effective care delivery.<\/jats:p><\/jats:list-item>\n<\/jats:list>\n<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract<\/jats:title><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title><jats:p>National Health Service (NHS) values, such as empathy and therapeutic optimism, are integral when supporting service users with complex mental health presentations. There is some evidence to suggest that psychological formulation can increase empathy and optimism in healthcare professionals. This study, therefore, aimed to investigate whether a psychological formulation of a hypothetical service user with a complex presentation, typically labelled with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD), increased empathy and therapeutic optimism in professionals working in mental health inpatient services.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>Sixty\u2010six mental health professionals working in NHS inpatient services took part in a pre\u2010 and post\u2010vignette study. Participants were asked to read a case vignette about a hypothetical service user, with a diagnostic label of BPD, and complete questionnaires capturing levels of empathy and therapeutic optimism. Participants were then randomized into two conditions and either asked to read the same information again (control condition) or read a psychological formulation based on the same hypothetical service user (intervention condition). The findings were analysed using a series of ANCOVAs\/ANCOHETs.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Two constructs of empathy (i.e. perspective taking and empathic concern), and therapeutic optimism significantly increased following exposure to the psychological formulation when compared to the control group condition.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study warrants further replication. 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