The study explored experiences of compassion in adults with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) to further the development of the construct of compassion in relation to BPD. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was used to develop themes from the narratives of six adults with a diagnosis of BPD. Five themes emerged: Emotional Connection to Suffering, Empathic Understanding, Prioritisation of Needs, A Model of Genuine Compassion and Developing Acceptance and Worth. Participants described the role of compassion in their difficulties, including the adverse impact of experiences of incompassion upon their sense of self. The themes were integrated into a model that highlighted a process of recovery through therapeutic encounters with others in which genuine compassion was modelled. In addition, barriers to compassion and factors facilitating the development of compassion emerged from the analysis and have implications for clinical practice.

该研究探讨了被诊断为边缘性人格障碍（BPD）的成年人的同情心经历，以进一步发展与 BPD 相关的同情心结构。解释性现象学分析被用来从六名被诊断为边缘性人格障碍的成年人的叙述中发展主题。出现了五个主题：与痛苦的情感联系、同理心理解、需求优先顺序、真正同情心的模式以及发展接受和价值。参与者描述了同情心在他们的困难中的作用，包括冷漠经历对他们自我意识的不利影响。这些主题被整合到一个模型中，该模型强调了通过与他人的治疗接触来恢复的过程，在这个过程中建立了真正的同情心。此外，分析中还出现了同情心的障碍和促进同情心发展的因素，并对临床实践产生影响。