Sustainability of Mentalization-Based Treatment Programs for Poorly Functioning Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder. Can We Really Keep It Up?

ABSTRACT: Though positive effects of mentalization-based treatment (MBT) for patients with severe borderline personality disorder (BPD) are increasingly documented, less is known about the sustainability of specialized treatment standards and the maintenance of positive outcomes over time. This study aimed to investigate the organizational and clinical sustainability of an outpatient MBT program across two successive treatment periods. The study compares outpatients referred to MBT in a tertiary-level, specialist mental health service in 2009-2011 (Period I: n = 96) versus 2011-2015 (Period II: n = 89). Organizational quality was based on the MBT quality manual (2019). By structured clinical interviews and repeated self-reports, comparisons included baseline characteristics of eligible patients, cli

SUBMITTER: Kvarstein EH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12365619 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature