Personality disorder
Conditions
Interventions
Patients in the experimental condition will receive five weekly 90 minute
sessions of EMDR. The EMDR-treatment will be given following the standard
protocol, added in the appendix (F4).
In the wait
Sponsors
GGZ Delfland (Delft)
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Aged between 18 and 65 years 2) Primary diagnosis is a personality disorder diagnosed with the SCID-II during intake. 3) Ability to understand and speak the Dutch language.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) A posttraumatic stress disorder (determined with the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5)) 2) High suicide risk (operationalized by a suicide attempt within the past 6 months, current suicidal intention or severe automutilation). 3) Participation in another study. 4) Inability to understand and talk Dutch
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main study parameter is the difference in the level of psychological symptoms between the patients in the experimental and WL condition, measured with the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secundary study parameter is the difference in the level of psychological symptoms between the patients in the experimental and WL condition, measured with the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), three months after the treatment as usual for personality disorders is started. Also weekly treatment results are monitored with the OQ-45. Another secundary objective is the difference in the global level of personality functioning between the patients in the experimental and WL condition, measured with the GAPD. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed