"Family Connections", a program for relatives of people with borderline personality disorder: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: Family members of people with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) often experience high levels of psychological symptoms such as depression, anxiety, or burden. Family Connections (FC) is a pioneer program designed for relatives of people with BPD, and it is the most empirically supported treatment thus far. The aim of this study was to carry out a randomized clinical trial to confirm the differential efficacy of FC versus an active treatment as usual (TAU) in relatives of people with BPD in a Spanish population sample. The sample consisted of 121 family members (82 family units) and a total of 82 patients who participated in a two-arm randomized controlled trial (RCT). The primary outcome was burden of illness. Secondary outcomes were depression, anxiety, stress, family empowerment, and

SUBMITTER: Guillen V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11659101 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature