Countering emotional behaviors in the treatment of borderline personality disorder.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of the current study was to investigate the unique effects of a commonly used skill incorporated into treatment packages for borderline personality disorder (BPD), countering emotion-driven behavioral urges. Individuals with BPD (N = 8) participated in a single-case experimental design, specifically a multiple baseline, in which they were randomly assigned to complete a baseline assessment-only phase of 2 or 4 weeks. Participants then received four sessions of the countering emotional behaviors module from the unified protocol, followed by a 4-week follow-up phase. Throughout the duration of the study, daily data capture was used to assess real-time changes in the frequency of emotionally avoidant behaviors in response to emotional experiences. Symptoms of BPD, depressio

SUBMITTER: Sauer-Zavala S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7483202 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature