Borderline personality disorder
Conditions
Interventions
MBT-early is an early intervention program for BPD that has been developed as
an adaptation of MBT, an empirically supported treatment for BPD. MBTearly
builds upon the theory and methods of MBT but
Sponsors
De Viersprong
Eligibility
Age
12 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: a) age between 12 and 18 years, b) Three to six traits of borderline personality disorder as assessed by the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 Syndrome Disorders c) Mild to moderate disability with regard to functioning in school, at home and in the peer group.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: a) presence of a primary diagnosis that requires other specialist treatment (e.g. autism spectrum disorder, chronic psychotic disorder, severe eating disorder of sever substance abuse disorder), b) More than one comorbid classification, c) IQ
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome of the study are (1) the level of personality functioning as assessed by the Level of Personality Functioning Scale-Brief form, version 2.0 (LPFS-BF-2.0, 12 items) and (2) depressive symptoms as asssessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2, 2 items). The questionnaire for the current study comprises in total 23 items. See appendix *E1 Vragenlijst SCED - V1 - 20230913* for the questionnaire. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secundary outcomes are (1) mentalizing capacities as assessed by the Reflective Function Questionnaire for Youth-5 (RFQY-5); and (2) epistemic trust, as assessed by 4 selected items from the Questionnaire Epistemic Trust (QET). The composite questionnaire for the current study comprises in total 23 items.See appendix *E1 Vragenlijst SCED - V1 - 20230913* for the questionnaire. Other o At the first assessment, adolescents will complete six questions concerning demographic variables such as their living situation, nationality, level of education, and current school situation. Demographic variables will be used to describe the population of participants. o Patients*, parents* and therapists* perspectives on the effectiveness and working mechanisms of MBT-early | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed