Interpersonal Counselling for family members of Borderline Personality Disorder patients: experimental contribution in an outpatient setting.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Borderline Personality Disorder; Mental Health - Psychosis and personality disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12624000326594
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Turin (UniTo)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2024-03-25
• Last Update Posted: 1 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Consecutive (20-75 years), family members of patients diagnosed with BPD according to DSM-5 criteria will be enrolled. The diagnosis is made by evaluation by experienced clinicians and by administration of SCID-5 (Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 personality disorders).
The inclusion criteria for patients require a diagnosis made by evaluation by experienced clinicians and by administration of SCID-5 (Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 personality disorders).

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria for relatives:
a) Presence of neuropsychiatric comorbidities, assessed according to DSM-5 criteria and including: neurodevelopmental disorders; neurocognitive disorders; schizophrenia and schizophrenic spectrum disorders; bipolar disorder;
b) Concomitant major depressive episode and/or active substance use;
c) A personality disorder that emerged at the SCID-5-PD interview.

Exclusion criteria for patients:
a) Presence of neuropsychiatric comorbidities, assessed according to DSM-5 criteria and including: neurodevelopmental disorders; neurocognitive disorders; schizophrenia and schizophrenic spectrum disorders; bipolar disorder;
b) Concomitant major depressive episode and/or active substance use;
c) Symptomatological severity judged by the clinician to be incompatible with adaptation to the setting.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified