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.
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.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
30
Inpatient Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) according to Linehan.
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy - University Hospital, University of Oldenburg
Bad Zwischenahn, Germany
RECRUITINGChange in mindfulness
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).
Time frame: Baseline and after 12-weeks
Change in borderline symptom severity
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).
Time frame: Baseline and after 12-weeks
Change in overall psychiatric symptom severity
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).
Time frame: Baseline and after 12-weeks
Change in severity in symptoms of depression
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).
Time frame: Baseline and after 12-weeks
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