"Processes of therapeutic change in psychodynamic therapy of two inpatients with borderline personality disorder": Correction to Goodman, Anderson, and Diener (2014).

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is believed to be frequent among adolescents. While several prospective studies have assessed the use of mental health services among adults who suffer from BPD, few studies have provided adolescent data. This paper presents findings from the first assessment point of the European Research Network on Borderline Personality Disorder (EURNET BPD) study. In this study, we described treatment utilization of 85 adolescents with BPD (M = 16.5 years old). In line with adult findings, patients with BPD reported greater mental healthcare service use (outpatient: 98%; inpatient: 79%) compared to controls. Phenothiazine, a sedative neuroleptic, was the most frequently prescribed treatment. 47% of patients received psychotherapy; one-third of these patients received psychodynamic therapy. For all psychopathological variables, patients who received psychotherapy did not differ from those who did not receive psychotherapy; however, psychotherapy was more frequent among females. These data suggest that psychotherapy may be difficult to access for adolescents suffering from BPD, especially males.

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Psychodynamic Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder and Co-Occurring Alcohol Use Disorders: a Newly Designed Ongoing Study

Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association ◽

10.1177/00030651060540040107 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 54 (4) ◽

pp. 1331-1334 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Robert J. Gregory ◽

Susan Chlebowski ◽

David Kang ◽

Anna Remen ◽

Maureen Soderberg

Keyword(s):

Borderline Personality Disorder ◽

Personality Disorder ◽

Alcohol Use ◽

Alcohol Use Disorders ◽

Borderline Personality ◽

Psychodynamic Therapy ◽

Ongoing Study

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The Psychoanalytic-Interactional Method (PiM) for Adolescents with Borderline Personality Disorder

Adolescent Psychiatry ◽

10.2174/2210676610666200327164953 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 172-181

Author(s):

Annette Streeck-Fischer ◽

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Simone Salzer

Keyword(s):

Borderline Personality Disorder ◽

Personality Disorder ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Borderline Personality ◽

Psychodynamic Therapy ◽

Case Vignette ◽

Inpatient Setting ◽

Adolescent Treatment ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

Therapeutic Study

Background: Studies have shown the practicality of diagnosing borderline personality disorder (BPD) in children from the age of 12 years (cf. ICD-11, DSM-5). Research in the psychodynamic therapy of adolescents with BPD has been rare to date, however, there do exist some studies on the efficacy and effectiveness of psychodynamic therapy in adults with borderline personality disorder. Methods: We adapted the psychoanalytic-interactional method (PiM), originally developed in the treatment of severely disturbed adults, to the conditions of adolescents diagnosed with borderline personality disorder or structural deficits. Randomized controlled trial in an inpatient setting (Salzer et al., 2013; Salzer et al., 2014) showed that PIM is efficacious for adolescents with BPD symptoms. We describe the approach to treatment in detail. Results: The results of the therapeutic study and the short case vignette show that PiM is a useful method in both inpatient and outpatient treatment and meets the specific requirements of adolescent treatment.

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