Preparing people with difficulties consistent with a personality disorder for employment

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Specialty: Mental Health, Primary sub-specialty: Personality disorder; UKCRC code/ Disease: Mental Health/ Organic, including symptomatic, mental disorders; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Personality disorder (PD)

• Registration Number: ISRCTN13122605
• Lead Sponsor: orth East London NHS Foundation Trust

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-08-10
• Study Completion: 2016-08-30
• Last Update Posted: 25 November 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 96

Inclusion Criteria

DBT-SE Attendees:
1. Probable Personality disorder (PD) based on the Standardized Assessment of Personality – Abbreviated Scale (SAPAS)
2. Currently unemployed
3. Eligible for employment in the UK
4. Available for employment
5. Functional literacy
6. Aged 18-65 years

DBT-SE Supporters:
=18 years

Exclusion Criteria

DBT-SE Attendees:
1. In receipt of a pension
2. Current florid psychosis
3. Personality disorder (PD) due to head injury
4. Unable to communicate in English
5. Suicide attempt in past 3 months
6. Self-harm in the past month
7. Formal diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder
8. Substance use at a level that would affect functioning at work
9. Currently in receipt of standard or modified DBT

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified