Impact of Therapeutic Alliance on Dropout in a Naturalistic Sample of Patients With Borderline Pathology Receiving Residential DBT

Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bielefeld gGmbH44 enrolled

Overview

Participants with Borderline pathology (≥ 3 DSM-IV-criteria) receiving an inpatient Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) program completed a quality assurance questionnaire set assessing demographic information and pretreatment psychopathology during the days of their inpatient stay. Beyond that, changes of therapists were documented.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Borderline Personality Disorder Psychotherapy Dropout

Interventions

Dialectical Behavior TherapyBEHAVIORAL

DBT is a cognitive-behavioral treatment program that was developed to treat suicidal Patients with BPD (Linehan, 1993).

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * three or more criteria for BPD as defined by DSM-5 (Borderline Personality characteristics; BPC) Exclusion Criteria: * inability to contract and consent, * other severe mental disorders (bipolar disorder, acute psychosis), * current alcohol, * illicit or not prescribed drug use, * simultaneous participation in other treatment studies, * pregnancy or breastfeeding, * an inability to negotiate a non-suicide agreement, * ongoing traumatic contact with the perpetrator, and * a Body Mass Index \< 16.5.

Locations (1)

Research Department

Bielefeld, Germany

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Rate of Dropout

premature termination of treatment

Time frame: 8-10 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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