Personality Disorders and Emotion Dysregulation
Conditions
Interventions
This is a 14-week Creative Arts and Psychomotor Therapies (CAPTS) intervention, with art therapy, drama therapy and psychomotor therapy focusing on emotion regulation, based on state-of-the-art workin
Sponsors
Mediant
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Included were adults with severe PD pathology who did not respond to previous outpatient treatment, speaking the Dutch language, with an IQ > 80
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Excluded were adults with comorbid problems such as acute psychotic disorders, acute suicidal behavior and aggressive behavior.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| From the validated Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), the three items with the highest factor loadings on the scales (strategies, goal-directedness, and clarity of emotions) that, according to the literature, are indicative of healthy emotion regulation and psychopathology, and emotion regulation problems observed by social therapists. These items are score on a 5 point likert scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The validated Self-expression and Emotion Regulation in Arts and Psychomotor Therapies Scale (SERAPTS), 9 items on a five point likert scale, on how the CAPTs are experienced as helpful to improve self expression and emotion regulation. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Contacts
Public ContactK. Timmerman
Mediant
Outcome results
None listed