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Dialectical behavior therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder

Brief Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Group Skills Training as a standalone psychotherapy for Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder - Nil

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/01/061602
Enrollment
30
Registered
2024-01-18
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-02

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: F603- Borderline personality disorder

Interventions

Intervention1: Brief Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Group Skills Training (DBT-ST): Dialectical Behavior Therapy is a comprehensive, empirically validated first line treatment for Borderline Personalit

Sponsors

UGC JRF Scholarship 495(NET-JULY 2018) University Grants Commission
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age between 18â??60 years, 2. meeting diagnostic criteria for BPD according to the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-V Personality Disorders (SCID-5 PD), 3. able to read and understand English, 4. able to commit to attending 12-13 weeks of DBT skills training in the hospitalâ??s outpatient clinic. 5. All genders

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Current comorbidity with schizophrenia, drug-induced psychosis, alcohol or other psychoactive substance dependence, bipolar disorder, major depressive episode with current suicidal risk, 2. Symptoms of axis 1 disorders which interfere with engagement in therapy for personality disorder. 3. Having an organic brain disorder or intellectual disability. 4. Have taken DBT psychotherapy in the past or is currently undergoing psychotherapy for personality disorders.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
BPD symptoms severityTimepoint: baseline, post intervention assessment,3-month follow-up and 6-month follow-up (if possible)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI)Timepoint: baseline, post intervention assessment, 3-month follow-up and 6-month follow-up (if possible);Emotion regulationTimepoint: baseline, post intervention assessment, 3-month follow-up and 6-month follow-up (if possible);Anxiety and depressive symptomsTimepoint: baseline, post intervention assessment,3-month follow-up and 6-month follow-up (if possible);Global FunctioningTimepoint: baseline, post intervention assessment,3-month follow-up and 6-month follow-up (if possible);DBT skill useTimepoint: Pre-intervention Assessment, after every module, 3-month follow-up and 6-month follow-up (if possible) (Total 7 time points)

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDiksha Dugar

National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences

drmanjula71@gmail.com08026995182

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026