Borderline personality disorder Mental and Behavioural Disorders Borderline personality disorder
Conditions
Interventions
Those participants who met the inclusion criteria and who agreed to give written informed consent to take part in the study then completed baseline assessments and were randomly allocated to either on
Sponsors
University of Glasgow (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged between 18 and 65, either sex 2. Met criteria for at least five items of the borderline personality disorder using the Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM IV) Axis II Personality Disorders (SCID -II) 3. Had received either in-patient psychiatric services or an assessment at Accident and Emergency services or an episode of deliberate self-harm (either suicidal act or self-mutilation) in the previous 12 months 4. Able to give informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Currently receiving in-patient treatment for a mental state disorder 2. Currently receiving a systematic psychological therapy or specialist service, particularly psychodynamic psychotherapy 3. Insufficient knowledge of English to enable them to be assessed adequately and to understand the treatment approach 4. Temporarily resident in the area 5. The existence of an organic illness, mental impairment, alcohol or drug dependence, schizophrenia or bipolar affective disorder, as assessed by SCID I, /P (W/Psychotic Screen) (version two)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Acts of deliberate self-harm in the twelve months prior to baseline, and the twelve months following baseline. Trial participants are being assessed on all measures at six monthly intervals. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Brief Symptom Inventory 2. Beck Depression Inventory-II 3. State-Trait Anxiety Inventory 4. Social Functioning Questionnaire 5. Inventory of Interpersonal Problems 6. Schema Questionnaire 7. The Euro-Qol quality of life questionnaire 8. Client Service Receipt Inventory (CSRI) Trial participants are being assessed on all measures at six monthly intervals, except for the Schema Questionnaire and the Brief Symptom Inventory, where both are assessed at end of treatment and end of follow-up only. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed