PTSD, borderline personality disorder, childhood sexual abuse, non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI).
Conditions
Interventions
Dialectical behavioural therapy + prolonged exposure (DBT-PE). The DBT-PE is a 12-week residential program with an intensive modular therapy program that is specifically tailored to the individual pat
in addition to individual trauma therapy there are numerous group modules that are targeted at increasing the general coping skills of the participants. The program allows for a total of 25 individual
Sponsors
GGZ Friesland
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria are: (1) age 18-65 years old; (2) meeting the DSM-IV-defined diagnosis criteria of PTSD related to childhood abuse before the age of 18; (3) meeting the diagnostic criteria for at least one of the following conditions: eating disorder, major depressive disorder, substance abuse, or meeting ≥4 DSM-IV criteria for borderline personality disorder.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria for this research are a lifetime diagnosis of schizophrenia, the presence of psychotic symptoms, substance dependence, a body-mass-index ≤ 17, antisocial personality disorder, intellectual disability defined by an IQ<70, medical conditions contradicting the exposure protocol (e.g. severe cardiovascular disorders). Individuals with ongoing self-harm or other high-risk behaviour are not excluded. However, for safety reasons, patients with a recent suicide attempt (in the last four months) will not be included.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Presence and severity of PTSD | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Presence and severity of borderline and other personality disorders (including non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal ideation), presence of comorbid axis 1 disorders, dissociative symptoms, general psychopathology. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactFrederike Jörg
GGZ Friesland Postbus 932
Outcome results
None listed