Psychoanalytic-interactional therapy in Cluster B personality disorders

Psychoanalytic-interactional therapy in Cluster B personality disorders - Psychoanalytisch-interaktionell

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00000068

Enrollment

100

Registered

2009-08-18

Start date

2008-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

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Conditions

F60.31 F60.8 F60.4 F60.2

Interventions

Group 1: Psychoanalytic-interactional Therapy as a combined individual and group therapy - Individual Therapy: 2 sessions per week (30 min. each) - Group: 3 sessions per week (60 min. each) Group 2

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Cluster B personality disorder according to DSM-IV

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: There are the usual exclusion criteria for inpatient psychotherapy. Patients with acute suicidality, acute substance abuse, Brain diseases and other physical disorders, which objects inpatient psychotherapy, will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Under the condition of a specific manual guided psychoanalytic-interactional method a significantly greater improvement is expected compared to a comparison group under the condition of dynamic psycho-therapy "as usual" in terms of improving the level of mental functioning (Borderline Personality Inventory, BPI), as well as the overall symptom severity in the global symptom index (SCL-90-R-GSI). The level of mental functioning and the symptom severity of patients are assessed at the beginning of the waiting period, at admission, at discharge and after six and twelve month after discharge with the Borderline Personality Inventory (BPI) and the SCL-90-R (GSI).	—

Measure

Time frame

Under the condition of a specific manual guided psychoanalytic-interactional method a significantly greater improvement is expected compared to a comparison group under the condition of dynamic psycho-therapy "as usual" in terms of improving the level of mental functioning (Borderline Personality Inventory, BPI), as well as the overall symptom severity in the global symptom index (SCL-90-R-GSI). The level of mental functioning and the symptom severity of patients are assessed at the beginning of the waiting period, at admission, at discharge and after six and twelve month after discharge with the Borderline Personality Inventory (BPI) and the SCL-90-R (GSI).

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Under the condition of a specific manual guided psychoanalytic-interactional method a significantly greater improvement is expected compared to a comparison group under the condition of dynamic psycho-therapy "as usual" in terms of improving anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms and interpersonal problems. The symptoms of the patients are assessed at the beginning of the waiting period, at admission, at discharge and after six and twelve month after discharge with the Beck Anxiety Inventory BAI (anxiety symptoms) and the Beck depression inventory BDI (depressive symptoms). The extent of interpersonal problems are assessed at the beginning and end of treatment with the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP).	—

Measure

Time frame

Under the condition of a specific manual guided psychoanalytic-interactional method a significantly greater improvement is expected compared to a comparison group under the condition of dynamic psycho-therapy "as usual" in terms of improving anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms and interpersonal problems. The symptoms of the patients are assessed at the beginning of the waiting period, at admission, at discharge and after six and twelve month after discharge with the Beck Anxiety Inventory BAI (anxiety symptoms) and the Beck depression inventory BDI (depressive symptoms). The extent of interpersonal problems are assessed at the beginning and end of treatment with the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP).

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactUlrich Jaeger

Asklepios Fachklinikum Tiefenbrunn

ul.jaeger@asklepios.com0551-5005319

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026