The role of EMDR in the reduction of psychological symptoms in patients with personality disorders.

Completed

Conditions: Personality disorder
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Registration Number: NL-OMON47439

Lead Sponsor: GGZ Delfland (Delft)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 73

Inclusion Criteria

1) Aged between 18 and 65 years
2) Primary diagnosis is a personality disorder diagnosed with the SCID-II during intake.
3) Ability to understand and speak the Dutch language.

Exclusion Criteria

1) A posttraumatic stress disorder (determined with the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5))
2) High suicide risk (operationalized by a suicide attempt within the past 6 months, current suicidal intention or severe automutilation).
3) Participation in another study.
4) Inability to understand and talk Dutch

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The main study parameter is the difference in the level of psychological<br /><br>symptoms between the patients in the experimental and WL condition, measured<br /><br>with the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI).</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The secundary study parameter is the difference in the level of psychological<br /><br>symptoms between the patients in the experimental and WL condition, measured<br /><br>with the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), three months after the treatment as<br /><br>usual for personality disorders is started.<br /><br>Also weekly treatment results are monitored with the OQ-45.<br /><br><br /><br>Another secundary objective is the difference in the global level of<br /><br>personality functioning between the patients in the experimental and WL<br /><br>condition, measured with the GAPD.</p><br>