Short-Term versus Long-Term Mentalization-Based Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial (MBT-RCT).

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a severe and prevalent psychiatric disorder. Mentalization-based therapy (MBT) is an evidence-based intervention for BPD, and several countries offer treatment programs for BPD lasting for years, which is resource demanding. No previous trial has compared short-term with long-term MBT.

Objective

The aim of the study was to assess the efficacy and safety of short-term versus long-term MBT for outpatients with BPD.

Methods

Adult outpatients (≥18 years) with subthreshold or diagnosed BPD were randomly assigned (1:1) to short-term MBT (5 months) or long-term MBT (14 months). The primary outcome was BPD symptoms assessed with the Zanarini Rating Scale for Borderline Personality Disorder. Secondary outcomes were function

SUBMITTER: Juul S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10716869 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature