DBT in Borderline Personality Disorder
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Psychiatric |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 60 |
| Updated: | 4/2/2016 |
| Contact: | Emily Hart |
| Email: | mpgroup@mssm.edu |
| Phone: | 212-241-0441 |
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder
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.
60-minute individual session per week as well as telephone availability of the individual
therapist.
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.)
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