Mother-Infant Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Plus (MI-DBT +) program for mothers with borderline personality disorder
- Conditions
- Borderline personality disorder (BPD)Mental Health - Psychosis and personality disorders
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12624000224527
- Lead Sponsor
- Women's and Children's Health Network
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 28
Inclusion criteria are women who have an infant under three years of age who are referred for MI-DBT therapy and have been assessed by mental health clinicians and either diagnosed with BPD or have traits of BPD as defined by the DSM-5. The referral pathway for entry into the MI-DBT group therapy program is either via recommendation from a consulting psychiatrist following a mother’s inpatient stay at Helen Mayo House or referral from a community mental health provider.
Exclusion criteria include illiteracy, current uncontrolled psychosis, substance dependence that requires detox, and/or significant cognitive impairment. These criteria are on the basis that individuals need to have a sufficient level of functioning to be able to participate in therapy.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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