An evaluation of the Mentalization- Based Treatment Families and Carers Training and Support Programme (MBT-FACTS) in a Child and Youth Mental Health Service
- Conditions
- Borderline Personality DisorderMental Health - Psychosis and personality disorders
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12619000592145
- Lead Sponsor
- Celeste Benetti
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Participants will be only be included if they are able to understand and speak English.
Inclusion criteria are as follows:
Family member/carer inclusion criteria
1.The family member or carer is aged 18 years or over
2.The family member or carer is related to, or cares for, a young person aged between 14 to 25 years who meets criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder according to the diagnostic criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (5th Edition) (American Psychiatric Association, 2013).
3.The family member or carer is willing to attend all 5 sessions of the FACTS program
4.The family member or carer is able to speak English
Young person inclusion criteria
1.The young person is aged over 14 years of age
2.The young person meets criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder according to the diagnostic criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (5th Edition) (American Psychiatric Association, 2013).
3.The young person is able to speak English
Participants will be excluded where the young person with a diagnosis of BPD also has a current diagnosis of Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective disorder, other primary psychotic disorder, or where there is a severe substance abuse disorder that is the primary focus of treatment.
Family member/carer exclusion criteria
1.If the family member or carer is below 18 years of age
2.If the young person they are caring for is under 14 years of age
3.If the family member/carer is unable to attend all sessions
4.The family member or carer is unable to speak English
Young person exclusion criteria
1.If the young person is less than 14 years of age
2.If the young person does not meet criteria for BPD
3.The young person is unable to speak English
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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