Borderline Personality Disorder, Deliberate Self Harm
Conditions
Brief summary
The investigators conducted a pre-post naturalistic study regarding changes observed associated with a 15-week course of an adapted form of dialectical behaviour therapy for adolescents. We measured frequency of self-harm prior to treatment and after treatment using the Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview. We also measured changes using the Suicide Ideation Questionnaire, Life Problems Inventory, Resiliency Scale for Children and Adolescents.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALA-DBT-A
Adapted Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Adolescents
Sponsors
University of Ottawa
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
15 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* features of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and recent history of self-injurious thoughts or behaviours. 1. meeting criteria for BPD or for subsyndromal variants of BPD, and (2) self-injurious thoughts and behaviours defined as: (a) a score \> 30 on the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (SIQ) OR (b) Deliberate Self-harm in the 4 months prior to treatment
Exclusion criteria
* severe substance use (where residential treatment would be indicated), florid psychosis and developmental delay
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Frequency of Deliberate Self-harm | 15 weeks | Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview was performed by clinicians. Using the scale the investigators rated the frequency of deliberate self-harm of participants (with or without suicidal intent) as most days, twice or more per week, once or more per week, less than once per week, less than once per 2 weeks and less than once a month or no self-harm in the 4 month interval prior to treatment and the 4 month interval during treatment. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire | 15 weeks | Self-report measure was requested a baseline and end of treatment to measure the severity of suicidal ideas. |
| Life Problems Inventory | 15 weeks | Symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder were measured by a self-report form at baseline and post-treatment. |
| Resiliency Scales for Children and Adolescents | 15 weeks | RSCA is a self-report measure that was performed at baseline and post-treatment. |
| Attrition from therapy | 15 weeks | If participants missed 4 or more individual therapy sessions; OR 4 or more group sessions, they were considered to have dropped out of therapy. |
Outcome results
None listed