Efficacy of Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for Borderline Personality Disorder
Summary
The purpose of this study is to find out whether Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP) is effective in the treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder.
Description
Borderline personality disorder represents a sever clinical condition that affects 1-2% of the community and is characterized by a pervasive instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, as well as a marked impulsivity; up to 10% of the patients commit suicide.
Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP) is one psychotherapeutic approach among five that have been manualized and evaluated in RCTs. So far, TFP has not been compared to a control condition which is a crucial step in the evaluation of the efficacy of a psychosocial intervention.
This study is an RCT that compares one year of outpatient TFP to treatment by experienced community psychotherapists for borderline personality disorder.
Study Design
Allocation: Randomized, Control: Active Control, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment
Conditions
Borderline Personality Disorder
Intervention
Transference-Focused Psychotherapy, treatment by experienced community psychotherapists
Location
Dept. of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University Vienna
Vienna
Bavaria
Austria
1090
Status
Active, not recruiting
Source
University Hospital Muenster
Results (where available)
Links
- Source: http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00714311
- Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on July 15, 2010
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Transference (psychology)
The unconscious transfer to others (including psychotherapists) of feelings and attitudes which were originally associated with important figures (parents, siblings, etc.) in one's early life.
Psychotherapy, Group
A form of therapy in which two or more patients participate under the guidance of one or more psychotherapists for the purpose of treating emotional disturbances, social maladjustments, and psychotic states.
Health Fairs
Community health education events focused on prevention of disease and promotion of health through audiovisual exhibits.
Psychotherapy, Multiple
The use of more than one therapist at one time in individual or group psychotherapy.
Psychotherapy, Brief
Any form of psychotherapy designed to produce therapeutic change within a minimal amount of time, generally not more than 20 sessions.
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