personality pathology
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The targeted participants are adolescents with emerging symptoms of personality pathology. Only participants between the ages of 12 and 18 years will be included in the study. Participants for the study will be recruited after a thorough screening for eligibility (see below). More specifically, participants will be considered as eligible for the study when they meet the threshold for personality disorders according to the alternative model for personality disorders in DSM-5, meaning they should display moderate or more severe impairments in personality functioning (score >= 2,) as assessed through the Semi-structured Interview for Personality Functioning DSM-5 (STiP-5.1).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria are: insufficient mastery of the Dutch language, severe risk of suicide requiring immediate intervention and cognitive impairment (IQ
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome is the severity of PD symptoms. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| secondary outcomes are level of personality, social and academic functioning, severity of depressive- and anxiety symptoms, emotion dysregulation symptoms and the severity of suicidal ideation and behaviour. | — |
Countries
Netherlands