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BOOTS: Borderline Optimal Treatment Selectio

Recruiting
Conditions
The present study focuses on the treatment of patients with borderline personality disorder.
Registration Number
NL-OMON21337
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Amsterdam, Department of Clinical Psychology
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 (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 (except when in full remission)
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
The primary outcome measure is change in the severity and frequency of the DSM-5 BPD manifestations (BPDSI-5, total score; Arntz et al., 2003; Giesen-Bloo, Wachters, Schouten, & Arntz, 2010).
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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