personality disorder
Conditions
Interventions
The brief compassion induction consists of a 10-minute exercise called
*building a compassionate image*. During the neutral exercise, participants are
instructed to describe the room with all their
Compassion
Emotion regulation
Personality disorder
Sponsors
Universiteit Twente
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. The patient is admitted to Scelta, GGNet, Apeldoorn. 2. The patient has one or more DSM-IV personality disorders as primary diagnosis. 3. The patient is aged between 18 and 65 years old. 4. The patient is willing and able to provide voluntary and informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Insufficient Dutch language proficiency to be able to participate in the exercises and complete the questionnaires.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The Emotion Regulation Profile * Revised (ERP-R) is administered to examine the choice of emotion regulation strategies in response to imagery-based positive or negative emotion eliciting experiences (primary outcome). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes include: - Positive and negative affect are measured both directly, with the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), and indirectly, with the Implicit Positive and Negative Affect Test (IPANAT). Control variables: - Trait compassion, as measured with the Forms of Self-Criticising/Attacking and Self-Reassuring Scale (FSCRS). - Trait emotion regulation strategies, as measured with the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS). | — |
Countries
The Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed