Personality Disorder, Borderline, Avoidant Personality Disorder
Conditions
Brief summary
This study intends to compare the effectiveness of schema therapy with standard psychiatric outpatient care for patients with borderline or avoidant personality disorder.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSchema Therapy
group based schema therapy
BEHAVIORALstandard care
standard psychiatric out-patient care
Sponsors
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Avoidant or Borderline personality disorders
Exclusion criteria
* Do not speak Scandinavian languages * Antisocial personality disorder * Narcissistic personality disorder * Affective bipolar disorder I * Schizophrenia * Mental impairment/organic brain disorder * Substance dependence * Planned pregnancy * Serious somatic illness * Anorexia Nervosa
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| quality of life | 5 years | Self-report measures |
| depression | 5 years | Self-report measures |
| anxiety | 5 years | Self-report measures |
| suicidal ideation | 5 years | Self-report measures |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Use of psychotropic medication | 5 years |
Countries
Norway
Outcome results
None listed