Dianna Bartsch
School of Psychology
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
I am an adjunct Clinical Senior Lecturer for the School of Psychology and Research Coordinator at the Borderline Personality Disorder Collaborative (BPD Co), SA Health. I am passionate about integrating science and practice in the field of psychology and within tertiary mental health settings. I strongly advocate for consumer-focused service-provision and access to high quality evidence-based psychological therapies.
My current research aims to evaluate stepped care for the treatment of borderline personality disorder. I have particular interest in early intervention strategies targeting suicide/self-harm, group therapy, psychometric assessments for personality disorders, stigma and staff attitudes, personality disorder and parenting, carer and family interventions, youth mental health, and the prevalence of BPD in the criminal justice system.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2019 - ongoing Research Coordinator Barossa, Hills, Fleurieu Local Health Network (BHF LHN) 2013 - 2019 Principal Clinical Psychologist Southern Adelaide Local Health Network 2012 - 2013 Acting Principal Clinical Psychologist Southern Adelaide Local Health Network 2008 - 2013 Clinical Psychologist North East Psychology 2007 - 2012 Clinical Psychologist Central Northern Adelaide Health Service 2007 - 2010 Clinical Psychologist Central Northern Adelaide Health Service 2006 - 2006 Psychologist SA Health 2006 - 2006 Psychologist Central Northern Adelaide Health Service -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2020 Achievement Dean’s Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence The University of Adelaide Australia - 2004 Award Alumni Certificate of Achievement for Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) University of South Australia Australia - 2003 Achievement First Class Honours in Psychology (Honours) University of South Australia Australia - 2002 Achievement Chancellor's Merit List University of South Australia Australia - 2000 Achievement Dean's Merit List University of South Australia Australia - -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2020 The University of Adelaide Australia Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) 2004 - 2006 University of South Australia Australia Master of Psychology (Clinical) 2003 - 2003 University of South Australia Australia Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) 2000 - 2002 University of South Australia Australia Bachelor of Psychology -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2025 Finan, S., Bartsch, D. R., Kong, T., & Beall, J. (2025). Borderline personality disorder and parenting capacity: Understanding child protection population characteristics. Australasian Psychiatry, 33(1), 76-81.
2025 Wright, M., Proeve, M., Everitt, C. L., & Bartsch, D. (2025). An Evaluation of co-Delivered Foundational BPD Training With Health Service Staff. Personality and Mental Health, 19(2), 11 pages.
2025 Dahlenburg, S., Bartsch, D., & Magann, S. (2025). Exploring personality pathology and minority stress among Australian sexual and gender minorities. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 1-11.
2025 Bartsch, D. R., Cooke-O'connor, L., Connerty, T., Dahlenburg, S. C., & Cammell, P. (2025). Non-Randomized Clinical Trial of a Short-Term Therapy Group for Adults Diagnosed With Borderline Personality Disorder: An Intermediate Step in Care. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 13 pages.
2025 Bartsch, D. R., Ransom, S., & Gilson, K. J. (2025). Screening for borderline personality symptoms amongst adult offenders attending rehabilitation programmes. Psychiatry Psychology and Law, 13 pages.
2025 Pascoe, C., Oxlad, M., Sawyer, A., & Bartsch, D. R. (2025). ‘Right now I feel ok but more so that I am surviving not thriving’: experiences of parenting with a current or ex-partner with borderline personality disorder. Advances in Mental Health, 1-19.
2024 Dahlenburg, S. C., Bartsch, D. R., & Gilson, K. J. (2024). Global prevalence of borderline personality disorder and self-reported symptoms of adults in prison: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 97, 102032-1-102032-12.
Scopus2 Europe PMC12024 Laird, D., Bartsch, D. R., & Dahlenburg, S. C. (2024). Attitudes towards parents with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder in child protection settings. Child Protection and Practice, 3, 100081-1-100081-9.
2024 Smith, D., Cammell, P., Battersby, M., Bartsch, D., Stevenson, J., & Bastiampillai, T. (2024). Recurrent mental health presentations to public hospital services: A focus on borderline personality disorder. The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders, 26(1), 23m03559-1-23m03559-18.
Scopus4 Europe PMC42024 Dahlenburg, S., Bartsch, D., Giles, J. A., Koehne, K. A., & O'Sullivan, J. (2024). Experiences of a peer group for people diagnosed with borderline personality disorder: A qualitative interview study. Personality and Mental Health, 18(2), 166-176.
Scopus1 Europe PMC12024 Bartsch, D. R., McLeod Everitt, C., Bednarz, J., Ludbrook, C., & Cammell, P. (2024). A State-Wide Initiative to Improve Health System Responses to People With Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms in Crisis: A Retrospective Audit. Journal Of Personality Disorders, 38(1), 87-108.
Scopus12024 Bartsch, D., Cooke-O'Connor, L., Connerty, T. J., van Roekel, H., & Cammell, P. (2024). Acceptability and feasibility of a short-term group therapy for people with borderline personality disorder symptoms. Australasian Psychiatry, 32(4), 330-335.
Scopus12023 Abolhasanpour, N., Aboujaoude, E., Abplanalp, S., Aguey-Zinsou, M., Agustini, R., Almeida, F., . . . Yule, W. (2023). List of Reviewers. JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH, 31(6), 2 pages.
2023 Lindell‐Innes, R., Phillips‐Hughes, A. L., Bartsch, D., Galletly, C., & Ludbrook, C. (2023). Attitudes of psychiatry trainees towards patients with borderline personality disorder: Does the stigma begin during training?. Personality and Mental Health, 17(4), 387-395.
Scopus7 Europe PMC42022 Bartsch, D. R., Roberts, R., & Proeve, M. (2022). Relationships between parental borderline symptom severity, empathy, parenting styles and child psychopathology. Clinical Psychologist, 26(2), 211-221.
Scopus7 WoS12019 Mitchell, R., Roberts, R., Bartsch, D., & Sullivan, T. (2019). Changes in mindfulness facets in a dialectical behaviour therapy skills training group program for borderline personality disorder. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 75(6), 958-969.
Scopus22 WoS16 Europe PMC62016 Bartsch, D., Roberts, R., Davies, M., & Proeve, M. (2016). Understanding the Experience of Parents with a Diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder. Australian Psychologist, 51(6), 472-480.
Scopus26 WoS152015 Bartsch, D., Roberts, R., Davies, M., & Proeve, M. (2015). The impact of parental diagnosis of borderline personality disorder on offspring: Learning from clinical practice. Personality and Mental Health, 9(1), 33-43.
Scopus14 WoS10 Europe PMC132015 Bartsch, D., Roberts, R., Davies, M., & Proeve, M. (2015). Borderline personality disorder and parenting: Clinician perspectives. Advances in Mental Health, 13(2), 113-126.
Scopus17 WoS102007 Bartsch, D. (2007). Prevalence of body dysmorphic disorder symptoms and associated clinical features among Australian university students. Clinical Psychologist, 11(1), 16-23.
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2024 Bartsch, D. (2024). Brief crisis intervention for people with personality disorder symptoms – Stepping out of the revolving door. In 18th International Conference for the Treatment of Personality Disorders. Wollongong, NSW. 2023 Ludbrook, C., Gilson, K., Bartsch, D., McLeod-Everitt, C., & Dahlenburg, S. (2023). BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. In AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY Vol. 57 (pp. 115-116). SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. 2023 Dahlenburg, S., Bartsch, D., & Gilson, K. (2023). A REVIEW OF PREVALENCE OF BPD AMONG ADULT PRISONERS. In AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY Vol. 57 (pp. 116). SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. 2023 Gilson, K., & Bartsch, D. (2023). DEVELOPMENT AND FEASIBILITY OF A 12-WEEK GROUP PROGRAMME FOR OFFENDERS WITH BPD. In AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY Vol. 57 (pp. 117). SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. 2023 Bartsch, D., Gilson, K., & McLeod-Everitt, C. (2023). ATTITUDES TOWARDS PEOPLE WITH BPD AMONG STAFF WORKING IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. In AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY Vol. 57 (pp. 116). SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. 2023 Dahlenburg, S., Bartsch, D., & Gilson, K. (2023). Prevalence of Borderline Personality Disorder and Self-Reported Symptoms in an Adult Offender Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. In ISSPD Congress 2023 Presentations. Sydney, Australia. 2023 Ludbrook, C., Bartsch, D., Gilson, K., Dahlenburg, S., & McLeod-Everitt, C. (2023). RANZCP Abstracts: Borderline personality disorder in the criminal justice system (Symposium). In Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry Vol. 57 (pp. 3-202). Perth, Western Australia: SAGE Publications.
DOI2023 Ludbrook, C., Bartsch, D., Gilson, K., Dahlenburg, S., & McLeod-Everitt, C. (2023). RANZCP Abstracts: Borderline personality disorder in the criminal justice system (Symposium). In Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry Vol. 57 (pp. 3-202). Perth, Western Australia: SAGE Publications.
DOI2023 McLeod-Everitt, C., Giles, J., Bailey, K., Bartsch, D., & van Roekel, H. (2023). Integrating lived experience within a state-wide service for people living with BPD (Symposium). In International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders (ISSPD) Congress 2023. Sydney, Australia. 2023 McLeod-Everitt, C., Giles, J., Bailey, K., Bartsch, D., & van Roekel, H. (2023). Integrating lived experience within a state-wide service for people living with BPD (Symposium). In International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders (ISSPD) Congress 2023. Sydney, Australia. 2023 Ludbrook, C., Bartsch, D., Cooke-O'Connor, L., McLeod-Everitt, C., & Fyfe, M. (2023). Stepped care for borderline personality disorder: A real-world example (Symposium). In International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders (ISSPD) Congress 2023. Sydney, Australia. 2022 Bartsch, D., & Cooke-O'Connor, L. (2022). Short-term group therapy for adults with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder: Road Maps. In https://www.uow.edu.au/project-air/resources/our-library/#d.en.172653. Wollongong, Australia. 2022 Bartsch, D., & Cooke-O'Connor, L. (2022). Short-term group therapy for adults with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder: Road Maps. In https://www.uow.edu.au/project-air/resources/our-library/#d.en.172653. Wollongong, Australia. 2022 Cooke-O'Connor, L., Bartsch, D., & Ludbrook, C. (2022). ROAD MAPS GROUPS: AN INTERMEDIATE INTERVENTION IN THE BPD STEPPED MODEL OF CARE. In AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY Vol. 56 (pp. 211). SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. 2022 Ludbrook, C., & Bartsch, D. (2022). BUILDING STRONGER BRIDGES: A BRIEF INTERVENTION IN THE BPD STEPPED MODEL OF CARE. In AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY Vol. 56 (pp. 210-211). SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. 2022 Giles, J., & Bartsch, D. (2022). Evaluation of a peer group program promoting recovery among people with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder. In https://www.esspd.eu/congress-2022/. Virtual. 2020 Cammell, P., O'Sullivan, J., Ludbrook, C., McLeod-Everitt, C., Cooke-O'Connor, L., & Bartsch, D. (2020). So Far, So Good? Learnings from implementing a statewide, integrated, stepped-care personality disorder service, one year in". In 14th International Conference on the Treatment of Personality Disorders: Early Intervention. (Virtual). -
Theses
Year Citation 2020 Bartsch, D. (2020). Parenting with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder: A case for targeted interventions. (PhD Thesis, The University of Adelaide). 2006 Bartsch, D. (2006). Body dysmorphic disorder: A review of clinical features, prevalence, demographics and etiology. (Master's Thesis, University of South Australia). 2003 Bartsch, D. (2003). The effect of mood on explanatory style and life satisfaction. (Undergraduate Dissertation, University of South Australia).
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Other Supervision Activities
Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name 2024 - 2024 External Supervisor Evaluation of a brief crisis intervention (Gold Card SA) for youth with borderline personality disorder symptoms University of Adelaide Bachelor of Psychology Honours Part Time Luke Tilley 2023 - 2024 External Supervisor A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of borderline personality disorder among men in the general population University of Adelaide Psychology (Clinical) Master Part Time Yan Huo 2023 - 2023 External Supervisor "Right now I feel ok but more so that I am surviving not thriving”: Experiences of Sharing the Parenting with a Person Diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder The University of Adelaide Master of Psychology (Clinical) Master Full Time Claire Pascoe 2022 - 2022 External Supervisor Exploring Personality Pathology and Minority Stress Among Australian Sexual and Gender Minorities The University of Adelaide Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) Honours Full Time Sierra Magann 2022 - 2022 External Supervisor Attitudes Towards Parents with A Diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder The University of Adelaide Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) Honours Full Time Dana Laird 2022 - 2022 External Supervisor An Evaluation of a BPD-Specific Training That Was Developed and Delivered in Collaboration with Experts by Lived Experience on the Attitudes, Empathy and Optimism of Mental Health Professionals The University of Adelaide Master of Psychology (Clinical) Master Full Time Molly Wright 2013 - 2013 External Supervisor Mindfulness skills in a DBT skills training group program for BPD The University of Adelaide Master of Psychology (Clinical) Master Part Time Roberta Mitchell
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Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2009 - ongoing Member Australian Psychological Society Clinical College Australia 2008 - ongoing Member Australian Psychological Society Australia
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