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A multi-site randomized controlled trial comparing Schema Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy for borderline personality disorder: A framework for the study of (differential) change processes and the empirical search for treatment selection criteria

Recruiting
Conditions
Borderline personality disorder
personality problems
10034726
Registration Number
NL-OMON49443
Lead Sponsor
niversiteit van Amsterdam
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria

1. Primary diagnosis of BPD
2. Age 18-65 years
3. Borderline Personality Disorder Severity Index, fifth edition (BPDSI-5)
score above 20
4. Dutch literacy
5. The willingness and ability to participate in (group) treatment for a
maximum of 24 months and to complete the assessments over a period of three
years

Exclusion Criteria

1. Psychotic disorder in the past year (except short reactive psychotic
episodes, see BPD criterion 9 of the DSM 5)
2. Severe addiction requiring clinical detoxification (after which entering is
possible)
3. Bipolar I disorder with at least one manic episode in the past year
4. IQ< 80
5. Travel time to the DBT or ST setting longer than 45 minutes (except when the
participant lives in the same city)
6. No fixed home address
7. Have received ST or DBT in the previous year
8. Antisocial personality disorder with a history of physical interpersonal
violence (in the last two years)

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The primary outcome measure is change in the severity and frequency of the<br /><br>DSM-5 BPD manifestations (BPDSI-5, total score; Arntz et al., 2003;<br /><br>Giesen-Bloo, Wachters, Schouten, & Arntz, 2010). This outcome measure is<br /><br>frequently used in other studies of ST: Giesen-Bloo et al. (2006), Van Asselt<br /><br>et al. (2008), Nadort et al. (2009), and Wetzelaer et al. (2014). </p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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