A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) With and Without Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) With and Without Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) on Mentalization, Emotion Regulation, Psychological Distress, and Suicidal Ideation in Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20250116064396N1

Enrollment

Registered

2025-01-22

Start date

2025-02-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-02-03

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Conditions

Borderline Personality Disorder. Borderline personality disorder

Interventions

Intervention 1: First intervention group: This group will receive dialectical behavior therapy intervention in the form of 12 one-hour sessions once a week. The goals of therapy sessions include teach

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age range 20-40 Having at least a diploma level of education Willingness and informed consent to participate in research The presence of borderline personality symptoms based on the structured clinical interview of personality disorders Living in Mashhad

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Suffering from other psychological and psychiatric disorders such as mood disorders, psychotic disorders and substance abuse disorders Simultaneously receiving psychological interventions or other drug treatments suffering from medical disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Severity of borderline personality disorder. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Structured clinical personality interview.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Mentalization. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Dimitrijevic et al.'s mentalization questionnaire.;Emotion regulation. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Garnefski & Kraaij 's emotion regulation questionnaire.;Psychological distress. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Lovibond & Lovibond 's psychological distress questionnaire.;Suicidal ideation. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Beck & Steer 's suicidal ideation questionnaire.	—

Measure

Time frame

Mentalization. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Dimitrijevic et al.'s mentalization questionnaire.;Emotion regulation. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Garnefski & Kraaij 's emotion regulation questionnaire.;Psychological distress. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Lovibond & Lovibond 's psychological distress questionnaire.;Suicidal ideation. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Beck & Steer 's suicidal ideation questionnaire.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactLaila Hafazi Torghabeh

Semnan University

leilahefazi68@gmail.com+98 51 3841 5553

Outcome results

None listed

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