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Discussion in the focus groups was recorded, transcribed verbatim and then analysed by a thematic analysis process to generate the key themes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study took place at a specialist outpatient personality disorder service in the UK.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Participants<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of seven participants took part in the study. They were purposively sampled from an NHS specialist outpatient personality disorder service. All participants had a primary diagnosis of emotionally unstable personality disorder and their age ranged from 20 to 52 years.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Five key themes emerged. Participants felt that medication has a powerful impact on their mind and body but expressed confusion and uncertainty on how it is affecting them. Participants had a need for a good relationship with their doctors (GPs or psychiatrists). They described a feeling of being dismissed and not believed, expressing a desire to confront the \u2018powerful\u2019 position of their doctors by showing anger. The nature of the doctor-patient relationship was seen to moderate positively or negatively the experience of doctors\u2019 prescribing. 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