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Filter by:Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by problems in emotion regulation, identity disturbances, and impaired interpersonal functioning. Because BPD may determine health and quality of life in long term, it is important to focus on early detection and early intervention to prevent worsening. In this study, the effectiveness of a new intervention, MBT-early, is investigated in adolescents with borderline personality problems through a single case experimental design (SCED). Existing studies into the efficacy of psychotherapeutic interventions for young people with a (subclinical) borderline personality disorder (BPD) show mixed results. An obvious explanation therefore lies in the heterogeneity of the samples studied, where the same intervention is investigated by young people with some characteristics of borderline personality problems in an early stage as by young people with significant borderline personality problems at a later stage. However, there is evidence that interventions should be targeted specifically at the stage of progression of the disorder ('staged care'). Interventions may be more effective when they correspond to the stage of disease progression. MBT-early is an intervention intended for young people in an early stage of BPD. The intervention not only addresses the characteristics of BPD, but generally aims to improve personality functioning. MBT-early focuses on strengthening the young person's mentalizing capacity and to increase epistemic trust (the openness to learn from others) in order to prevent developmental stagnation and chronic consequences of personality disfunctioning. Although there is evidence for the efficacy of MBT for adults and adolescents, MBT-early has not yet been studied in terms of effectiveness. This study sets out to investigate the effectiveness of MBT-early, using a Single Case Experimental Design. The investigators hypothesize that treating youngsters with early features of BPD with MBT-early results in reduction of features of personality problems and the most frequently occurring symptoms (depressive symptoms). Exploratively mechanisms of change are being explored. Research questions: 1. What is the effectiveness of MBT-early in youth with early stage BPD? 1a) What effect does MBT-early have on the improvement of personality functioning? 1b) What effect does early MBT have on the degree of depressed mood? 2. What are the possible working mechanisms of MBT-early? 2a) Does the youth's mentalizing ability influence the improvement of personality functioning? 2b) Does epistemic trust affect the improvement of personality functioning? Objective of the study: The primary objective is to study the effectiveness of MBT-early in terms of treatment outcome on personality functioning and depressive symptoms. As a second objective the investigators will exploratively study the presumed working mechanisms of the MBT-early intervention (mentalizing capacities and epistemic trust).
The present research project is framed within the issue of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). This condition stands as one of the most common challenges encountered within the mental health services of the National Health System. The primary objectives of this research are to verify whether the combined use of established treatments for patients and their families, conducted in parallel, leads to a greater improvement in patients and their families, respectively. Additionally, another aim of the project is to assess efficiency, defined as the acceptance of intervention programs by patients, their families, and clinical professionals, as well as to demonstrate their feasibility.
This two-armed randomized controlled trial investigates the efficacy of a web-based emotion regulation intervention in a transdiagnostic sample. The sample includes participants diagnosed with anxiety disorders, depression, eating disorders, borderline personality disorder, and healthy controls without a current psychiatric diagnosis. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group, receiving a web-based emotion regulation program, or a waitlist control group, which will have delayed intervention access after eight weeks. The intervention is grounded in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), featuring everyday emotion regulation exercises, and psychoeducation delivered through video and audio files. Outcome measures include emotion regulation abilities, well-being, anxiety, depression, eating disorder symptoms, personality pathology, and self-esteem, evaluated at four and eight weeks post-baseline.
This project involves developing and piloting a peer-led intervention focused on posttraumatic stress symptoms for the family members and significant others of people with borderline personality disorder. The project involves collaborating with The Sashbear Foundation who will be delivering the trauma response program (TRP) that was developed by the investigative team to its network. In phase 1 of this project, the investigators will evaluate the first delivery of the TRP at The Sashbear Foundation and solicit feedback from peer-facilitators and recipients who consent to research participation. In phase 2 of this project, the investigators will evaluate the efficacy, acceptability, and safety of the delivery of the next two to four TRPs delivered at The Sashbear Foundation consisting of up to approximately 10 group members (maximum number of TRP recipient research participants in phase 2 is 40).
The objective of this project is to investigate factors that contribute to the success and lack of success in DBT among individuals with BPD and a history of self-harm in a clinical psychiatric setting. 1. Do certain personality factors and identity disturbance predict the treatment outcome of DBT in individuals with BPD? 2. Do changes in identity disturbance, self-hate, or emotion regulation mediate the treatment outcome of DBT in individuals with BPD? 3. Do specific personality profiles moderate the treatment outcomes of DBT for individuals with BPD? 4. When does the primary treatment effect occur, and does this effect persist after a 12-month follow-up period?
This is a prospective, single-arm, open-label study to assess the impact of a group intervention for patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and a psycho-educational intervention for their caregivers. Once participants complete a comprehensive clinical assessment, the study involves the participation of those with a BPD diagnosis in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills training group, integrated with ongoing routine treatments. A battery of questionnaires is administered before and after the DBT skills training to assess emotion dysregulation, BPD symptoms severity and other clinical variables. Simultaneously, caregivers of individuals with BPD take part in the Family Connections (FC) program. This sub-study follows a previous pilot study conducted at the same centre. Family members complete assessment questionnaires at three different time points (i.e., at baseline, at immediately post-intervention and at a 4-month follow-up) in order to evaluate putative positive pre-post changes on burden, grief and other clinical variables. In order to explore biomarkers of BPD and stress-related neurobiological mechanisms, blood samples are collected from the BPD patient group at pre and post intervention. At baseline, a blood sample is also collected to identify stress-related biomarkers among family members.
This is a prospective, single-arm, open-label study to assess the impact of the Family Connections (FC) program on various factors including burden, grief and several clinical variables (i.e., depressive symptoms, family functioning, alexithymia, global psychological distress and anger). It specifically targets caregivers of individuals diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). The secondary aim of this research is to identify participant profiles that are more likely to experience improvements or deteriorations in their levels of burden and grief. In this study family members are consecutively recruited from four different Italian mental health services and undergo an assessment that includes the gathering of socio-demographic information and completing a comprehensive battery of self-report questionnaires at three specific time points (i.e., at baseline, at immediately post-intervention and at a 4-month follow-up).
Background and study aims? Parents with borderline personality disorder (BPD) can present parenting difficulties such as expressions of hostility, low sensitivity, and overprotection. These parenting problems are associated with adverse outcomes for the offspring, namely, borderline features, depression, internalizing and externalizing problems, and interpersonal difficulties. Intervention studies with parent(s) who have borderline personality disorder show promising results regarding the improvement of parenting skills and parent-infant relationship. However, very few assess their effect on child's mental health and development. This study aims to evaluate the acceptability, feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a mentalization-based clinical intervention, directed to school-aged children of mothers and/or fathers with borderline personality disorder, to reduce child mental health problems, in the short- and medium-term. Who can participate? School-aged children (5 to 12 years of age), with mental health problems (CBCL internalizing and/or externalizing scores must be T = 60 or above), and their mothers and/or fathers (> 18 years of age) with subclinical or clinical BPD. What does the study involve? Mother and/or father with BPD complete an online survey and an online interview. If available, the other parent and the child's teacher complete an online survey, separately. The child completes an online task with a researcher's assistance. After, participants are assigned to an intervention group (one arm, pre-posttest study). Participants receive a mentalization-based treatment for children (MBT-C), starting one week after the pre-test. MBT-C is a psychological intervention designed to resolve the child's mental health problems and promote resilience by promoting the child's and parent's mentalizing capacities. It aims to be delivered by a mental healthcare professional trained in MBT-C. In this clinical trial MBT-C will be composed of: 3 assessment sessions; 12 individual sessions with the child, plus 6 parallel individual sessions with the parent with BPD; 1 follow-up family session, 3 months after the last session. Assessment sessions are composed of one family session, one session with the child and one session with the parent. Sessions with child are in-site and sessions with parent can be on-line or in-site, according to the parents' preference. Sessions have a weekly frequency and a 50-60 minutes duration each. One week after the last intervention session participants repeat the same assessments completed before MBT-C. In addition, child and mother and/or father with BPD complete separately an online satisfaction survey and an online interview to assess participants experiences with MBT-C. We expect that after receiving MBT-C the child's mental health problems will have significantly decreased and to obtain information on the feasibility of a future large-scale clinical trial and retrospective acceptability of MBT-C with this specific population. What are the possible benefits and risks of participating? This intervention aims to resolve child's mentals mental health problems. Patients who do not meet the inclusion criteria to participate, do not consent, or withdraw from the trial will be offered a debrief and the possibility of being referred to individualized psychological support or other if needed. If child's mental health problems are not resolve by the end of MBT-C the same possibility will be offered. At the end of MBT-C mother and/or father with BPD will be referred to individual therapy, if needed and not already receiving. Intervention with BPD parents can present challenges, such as ambivalence within the therapeutic relationship (high idealization versus therapist rejection), and high drop-out rates. To overcome these difficulties, the therapist should be knowledgeable about BPD, foster a secure-based relationship with the parent and child, and maintain an empathetic stance. It is possible for parent(s) with BPD to maltreat or abuse their children, in which case child protective services must be contacted and informed. The same procedure must be adopted in case of substantial substance abuse.
We aim to assess the baseline oxytocin levels in individuals with borderline personality disorder and correlate those levels with social behavior, and compare the results with controls. Primary Hypothesis (H1): There is a significant difference in trust-related behavior as measured by oxytocin (OXT) levels between borderline personality disorder (BPD) patients and healthy controls. Secondary Hypotheses: H2: The trust-related behavior in BPD patients is significantly influenced by their level of emotional sensitivity. Specifically, higher emotional sensitivity in BPD patients is associated with lower trust-related behavior and vice-versa. H3: There is a significant correlation between trust-related behavior and childhood trauma in BPD patients. BPD patients with higher levels of reported childhood trauma will exhibit lower trust-related behavior compared to those with lower levels of trauma. H4: Trust-related behavior in BPD patients varies depending on their attachment styles. Specifically, BPD patients with insecure attachment styles will exhibit lower trust-related behavior compared to those with secure attachment styles. H5: There is a significant correlation between trust-related behavior and BPD severity. Patients with more severe BPD symptoms will exhibit lower trust-related behavior compared to those with less severe symptoms. H6: The levels of OXT in BPD patients will significantly correlate with their reported levels of emotional sensitivity, childhood trauma, attachment styles, and BPD severity. These hypotheses aim to address the complexities surrounding the modulation of trust-related behavior by oxytocin in BPD patients, taking into account various factors like emotional sensitivity, childhood adversity, attachment styles, and BPD severity. By testing these hypotheses, the study aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the interplay between these factors in influencing trust-related behavior in BPD patients.
The purpose of this research study is to investigate how personality traits and neuroendocrine systems relate to decision-making patterns in individuals 18-45 years old. The main question it aims to answer is how neuroendocrine activity impacts decision-making. This study has two components. First, there will be an online session that participants complete to consent into the study, complete self-report surveys and a cognitive assessment, and confirm their eligibility for the second part of the study. If eligible to continue, participants will complete one in-person experiment session, during which they will complete self-report measures and a decision-making task. During the in-person session, participants will be randomly assigned (like flipping a coin) to ingest either a placebo (non-active) or the combination of hydrocortisone and yohimbine.