Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills, Mindfulness Skills
Conditions
Keywords
mindfulness, emotion regulation, impulsivity
Brief summary
Mindfulness training has proven to be a reliable treatment for patients with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).The present randomized-controlled study examines the effects of mindfulness training on emotion regulation and impulsitivy. In addition, fMRI data was collected pre and post intervention. 70 patients with BPD diagnosis were randomized to either mindfulness or interpersonal effectiveness skills training. Assessments were conucted pre-and-post-intervention.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMindfulness skills training
Mindfulness skills were taught over a 10-week period. Mindfulness skills were delivered in a weekly group-format. Participants were instructed to follow mindfulness practice at home. The treatment was focused on enhancing the patient capacity to defuse from cognitive and emotional content.
BEHAVIORALInterpersonal Effectiveness skills training
Interpersonal effectiveness skills were taught over a 10-week period. Skills were delivered in a weekly group-format. The treatment was focused on improving interpersonal effectiveness.
Sponsors
Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* BPD diagnosis according to two semi -structured interviews: the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II disorders and the Revised Diagnostic Interview for Borderlines * Age between 18 and 50 years old * No comorbidities with schizophrenia, drug induced psychosis, organic brain syndrome, substance dependence, bipolar disorder, mental retardation, or major depressive episode in course * Not being participating in any other psychotherapy at the moment of the study.
Exclusion criteria
• Having participated of skills training in the past.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) | 1-past week | The DERS is a 28-item-scale that measures difficulties in emotion regulation. Each item has to be rated in a 5-point scale, with higher scores indicating higher difficulties in emotion regulation. |
| Barrat Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11) | 1-past week | The current version of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale is composed of 30 items describing common impulsive or non-impulsive (for reverse scored items) behaviors and preferences. Items are scored on a 4-point-scale, with higher scores indicating higher impulsivity. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Borderline Symptoms List (BSL-23) | 1-past-week | The BSL-23 assess common borderline symptoms during the past week (higher scores indicating higher borderline features). Items have to be rated on a 5-point-scale. |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed