DBT in Borderline Personality Disorder

N/AUnknownNCT00252031

Bronx VA Medical Center

Overview

Subjects will receive a 6-month course of DBT, consisting of one 90-minute group and one 60-minute individual session per week as well as telephone availability of the individual therapist.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Conditions

Borderline Personality Disorder

Interventions

Dialectical Behavioral TherapyBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 60 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: Is a male or female between 18 and 60 who meets criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder and has had at least 2 prior instances of suicidal or parasuicidal behavior. Either is off psychotropic drugs or is on a stable medication regimen. (During the study, psychotropic medications will be prescribed by a psychiatrist in the Mood and Personality Disorders Group.) Exclusion Criteria: Meets criteria for Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Mental Retardation or current or recent Substance Dependence. Subjects also should not currently be in individual psychotherapy. (Case management and work therapy programs are allowed.)

Locations (1)

Bronx VA Medical Center

The Bronx, New York, United States

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Measures of parasuicidal behavior, suicidal ideation, mood and emotion, dissociation and health care utilization at baseline, 3 months, 6 months and 9 months

Secondary Outcomes

Measures of cognitive processing at baseline and 6 months

Central Contacts

Emily Hart

CONTACT

212-241-0441 mpgroup@mssm.edu

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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