Dialectical Behavior Therapy for patients with antisocial personality disorder: a pilot study in FPC Oldenkotte

Dialectical Behavior Therapy for patients with antisocial personality disorder: a pilot study in FPC Oldenkotte - DBT for antisocial patients

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON30175

Enrollment

Registered

2006-07-11

Start date

2007-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-06-18

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Conditions

antisocial personality disorder character disorder

Interventions

The intervention consist of 14 weeks of DBT.

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with antisocial personality disorder or a personality disorder otherwise with antisocial features and impulsivity problems.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Chronic psychotic symptoms, IQ

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Impulsivity: operationalised as a impairment in response-inhibition, will be measured with a neuropsychological test, the Stop-task (Bekker et al. 2005) and with the BIS-part of the BIS-Bas self-report Scale (Montagne et al 2005); operationalised als level of selfcontrol impulsivity will be measured by assessing cortisol levels in sputum. (Loney et al. 2006 ). 2. Emotional sensitivity: heightened emotional sensitivity should improve achievement on a test for recognition of emotional facial expressions (Montagne et al. 2005, Blair 2004), especially recognition of fearful and sad expressions. 3. Hostile and dominant behavior will be measured in four ways: 1. Self report: BDHI-D, SCL-90, and the BAS-part of the BIS/BAS - scale. (Montagne et al. 2005). 2. (only for clinical patients:) Observation of hostile behavior by sociotherapists with the Atascadero Skills Profile (Vess 2001) and registration of violent incidents with the SOAS-r (Nijman, Muris & Merkelbach 2004). 3. Neuropsychologically with the Masked Emotional Stroop Test (Putman, Hermans en Van Honk 2004). 4. Level of testosteron in the sputum (Dabbs 1992)	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Impulsivity: operationalised as a impairment in response-inhibition, will be measured with a neuropsychological test, the Stop-task (Bekker et al. 2005) and with the BIS-part of the BIS-Bas self-report Scale (Montagne et al 2005); operationalised als level of selfcontrol impulsivity will be measured by assessing cortisol levels in sputum. (Loney et al. 2006 ). 2. Emotional sensitivity: heightened emotional sensitivity should improve achievement on a test for recognition of emotional facial expressions (Montagne et al. 2005, Blair 2004), especially recognition of fearful and sad expressions. 3. Hostile and dominant behavior will be measured in four ways: 1. Self report: BDHI-D, SCL-90, and the BAS-part of the BIS/BAS - scale. (Montagne et al. 2005). 2. (only for clinical patients:) Observation of hostile behavior by sociotherapists with the Atascadero Skills Profile (Vess 2001) and registration of violent incidents with the SOAS-r (Nijman, Muris & Merkelbach 2004). 3. Neuropsychologically with the Masked Emotional Stroop Test (Putman, Hermans en Van Honk 2004). 4. Level of testosteron in the sputum (Dabbs 1992)

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Patient-therapist relationship will be measured with the WAV (Working Alliance Inventory) client and therapist version, and the Feeling Word Checklist (De Ruiter & De Vogel 2003). The adequacy of the procedure, drop-out of patients and the evaluation of the program by therapists and patients will be studied and the necessity of improvements in the program will be considered.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)