Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of Short-Term Inpatient Psychotherapy (STIP) as compared to outpatient psychotherapy: a randomized clinical trial among patients with personality disorders in the Netherlands.
- Conditions
- STIP is a 3-month inpatient program developed 25 years ago in De Viersprong. The program includes (a) group psychotherapy based on psychodynamic and transactional analysis principles(b) sociotherapy (i.e. general group discussions on living conditions in hospital and at home during weekends)
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON26392
- Lead Sponsor
- Psychotherapeutic Centre De Viersprong
- Brief Summary
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- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Suspended
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 80
1. DSM-IV diagnosis of one or more cluster B or C personality disorders or PDNOS (as evidenced by a semi-structured interview);
2. Personality pathology as focus of treatment;
3. Age at least 18;
4. Residing within a 30-mile circle around Centre of Psychotherapy De Viersprong in Halsteren (i.e., Rotterdam, Dordrecht, Breda, Antwerpen, Zeeland).
1. Insufficient command of Dutch language;
2. Severe cognitive impairments;
3. Mental retardation or borderline intellectual functioning;
4. Severe Axis I comorbidity as indicated by the presence of chronic psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder or substance dependence;
5. A history of psychosis;
6. Past year teratment history including one of the treatments in the current study AND a clear rationale why repetition of that treatment is contraindicated.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Symptomatic improvement;<br>2. Structural improvement;<br>3. Functional improvement;<br>4. Quality of life.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method