Borderline Personality Disorder
Conditions
Brief summary
N=15 mothers with Borderline Personality Disorder who had young children (aged 0-6 years) participated in a 12-week training program. To estimate the participants' impairment, parental stress and psychological distress were assessed before the training. After the training, participants and trainers were asked to provide feedback regarding the valuation of and the changes due to the training.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALParenting Skills for Mothers with BPD
The cognitive-behavioral Group Training for mothers with BPD consists of 12 weekly sessions promoting parenting skills including primary needs of children, stress and stress management, dealing with conflicts, mindfulness, emotion regulation, routine and flexibility, the role of the body in parenting, basic assumptions about parenting, and self-care.
Sponsors
Freie Universität Berlin
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Borderline diagnosis in mothers * Infants between 6 months and 6 years * Mothers and their children must be in regular contact with each other
Exclusion criteria
* Acute child endangerment * Maternal acute suicidality
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| written feedback | 12 weeks | the participants provide written feedback regarding the changes due to the parental skills training |
Outcome results
None listed