Borderline Personality Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
Borderline Personality Disorder, BPD, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT
Brief summary
Subjects will receive a 6-month course of DBT, consisting of one 90-minute group and one 60-minute individual session per week as well as telephone availability of the individual therapist.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALDialectical Behavioral Therapy
Sponsors
Bronx VA Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Is a male or female between 18 and 60 who meets criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder and has had at least 2 prior instances of suicidal or parasuicidal behavior. Either is off psychotropic drugs or is on a stable medication regimen. (During the study, psychotropic medications will be prescribed by a psychiatrist in the Mood and Personality Disorders Group.)
Exclusion criteria
Meets criteria for Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Mental Retardation or current or recent Substance Dependence. Subjects also should not currently be in individual psychotherapy. (Case management and work therapy programs are allowed.)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measures of parasuicidal behavior, suicidal ideation, mood and emotion, dissociation and health care utilization at baseline, 3 months, 6 months and 9 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measures of cognitive processing at baseline and 6 months | — |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Primary ContactEmily Hart
Outcome results
None listed