Borderline personality disorder Mental and Behavioural Disorders Emotionally unstable personality disorder
Conditions
Interventions
Consenting BPD patients were randomized in blocks of three by using the Research Randomizer® in ratio 2:1 to group schema therapy plus usual psychiatric treatment vs. usual psychiatric treatment alone
Sponsors
Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Psychiatric outpatients receiving treatment within the facilities of Helsinki University Hospital Department of Psychiatry, Mood Disorder Division, having a principal clinical diagnosis of borderline personality disorder
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Psychotic symptoms 2. Imminent risk of suicide 3. Principle diagnosis of or uncontrollable substance use disorder 4. Any illness or symptoms that would hamper participation in treatment 5. Other ongoing specific psychotherapy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Within-individual change in borderline personality symptoms, measured using the BSL-23 scale score before and after the intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Within-individual change before vs after intervention in: 1. Borderline personality criteria symptoms, measured using the MSI-BPD score 2. Depressive symptoms, measured using the PHQ-9 score 3. Anxiety symptoms, measured using the OASIS score 4. Alcohol use, measured using the AUDIT score 5. Disability, measured using the Sheehan Disability Score 6. Schema modes, measured using the Schema Mode Inventory | — |
Countries
Finland
Outcome results
None listed