A multi-site randomized controlled trial comparing Schema Therapy and Mentalization-Based Treatment for borderline personality disorder: A framework for the study of (differential) change processes and the empirical search for treatment selection criteria.
- Conditions
- The present study focuses on the treatment of patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD). BPD is a complex and severe mental disorder, characterized by a pervasive pattern of instability in emotion regulation, self-image, interpersonal relationships, and impulse control (APA, 1994Skodol et al., 2002). Keywords: borderline personality disorder, BPD, borderline persoonlijkheidsstoornis, BPS.
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON21791
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Amsterdam, Department of Clinical Psychology
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
1.Primary diagnosis of BPD
2.Borderline Personality Disorder Severity Index, fourth edition (BPDSI-IV) score above 20
Exclusion Criteria
1.Psychotic disorder (except short reactive psychotic episodes, see BPD criterion 9 of the DSM 5)
2.Severe addiction requiring clinical detoxification (after which entering is possible)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcome measure is change in the severity and frequency of the DSM-IV BPD manifestations (BPDSI-IV, total score; Arntz et al., 2003; Giesen-Bloo, Wachters, Schouten, & Arntz, 2010).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method