Pilot study of the efficacy of a psychosocial intervention for frequent parasuicide attempters with personality disturbance
Completed
- Conditions
- Mental and behavioural disorders: Other mental disorderMental and Behavioural DisordersPersonality disorder
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN28223466
- Lead Sponsor
- HS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 34
Inclusion Criteria
Efficacy of a new brief manualised form of cognitive behaviour therapy in those with personality disturbance within the flamboyant (cluster B) group. Thirty four patients were enrolled and 32 (18 MACT; 14 TAU) were seen at follow-up.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided at time of registration.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The main outcome measures will be the time of the next parasuicide act (using Linehan's definition of this, which is more minor than an actual suicide attempt). Our expectation is that our experimental treatment will extend this from a mean of three weeks to a mean of three months and this will require a sample size of 30 in each treatment group.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Time to first suicidal act<br>2. Rate of suicidal acts<br>3. Change in anxiety and depressive symptoms