Change in Mindfulness in Borderline Personality Disorder After Dialectic-behavioural Therapy (DBT): A Pre-post-comparison
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Mindfulness
- Sponsor
- Katharina Bachmann
- Enrollment
- 30
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in mindfulness
- Last Updated
- 8 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The current study aims to investigate the effect of dialectical behavioral therapy on mindfulness in patients with Borderline Personality Disorder. A treatment group will be compared to a waitlist control group.
Detailed Description
Participants will be recruited from the Dialectical-Behavioral-Therapy (DBT) unit. DBT is a treatment approach that has been shown to be effective in the treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder. DBT integrates different psychotherapeutic interventions as well as Mindfulness Meditation exercises. Mindfulness is a meditation practice that can improve present moment awareness. When applied as therapeutic intervention mindfulness meditation can help patients to stay with their attention in the present moment, to be aware what is happening in the here and now, and to better identify and regulate upcoming emotions. The current observational study investigates changes in symptom severity and mindfulness skills during DBT treatment. A treatment group will be compared to a waitlist control group. The two groups are predefined by routine medical care. Symptom severity and mindfulness skills will be assessed at baseline (before treatment or when accepted for the waitlist) and after 12-weeks. A within and between group analyses will be performed.
Investigators
Katharina Bachmann
Psychologist Msc.
University of Oldenburg
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Clinical diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder
- •On the waitlist for DBT treatment or actually treated with DBT
- •Not previously treated with DBT.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Severe psychiatric comorbidity e.g. psychosis, severe depression, suicidality
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in mindfulness
Time Frame: Baseline and after 12-weeks
Degree of mindfulness will be assessed by the Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills, German Version (KIMS-D). A within and between group comparison will be performed (treatment vs. waitlist).
Change in borderline symptom severity
Time Frame: Baseline and after 12-weeks
Change in Borderline symptom severity is measured by the Borderline Symptom List (BSL 23). A within and between group comparison will be performed (treatment vs. waitlist).
Change in severity in symptoms of depression
Time Frame: Baseline and after 12-weeks
Change in overall symptom severity is measured by the Beck depression inventory (BDI). A within and between group comparison will be performed (treatment vs. waitlist).
Change in overall psychiatric symptom severity
Time Frame: Baseline and after 12-weeks
Change in overall symptom severity is measured by the Change in symptomseverity is measured by the Symptom-Checklist-90®-Standard (SCL-90). A within and between group comparison will be performed (treatment vs. waitlist).