Faculty Opinions recommendation of Association of Borderline Personality Disorder Criteria With Suicide Attempts: Findings From the Collaborative Longitudinal Study of Personality Disorders Over 10 Years of Follow-up.

Author(s):  
Christian Schmahl ◽  
Johanna Hepp
2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Wong ◽  
Anees Bahji ◽  
Sarosh Khalid-Khan

Background: Evidence regarding the efficacy of psychotherapy in adolescents with borderline personality disorder (BPD) symptomatology has not been previously synthesized. Objective: To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in order to assess the efficacy of psychotherapies in adolescents with BPD symptomatology. Methods: Seven electronic databases were systematically searched using the search terms BPD, adolescent, and psychotherapy from database inception to July 2019. Titles/abstracts and full-texts were screened by one reviewer; discrepancies were resolved via consensus. We extracted data on BPD symptomatology, including BPD symptoms, suicide attempts, nonsuicidal self-injury, general psychopathology, functional recovery, and treatment retention. Data were pooled using random-effects models. Results: Of 536 papers, seven trials (643 participants) were eligible. Psychotherapy led to significant short-term improvements in BPD symptomatology posttreatment ( g = −0.89 [−1.75, −0.02]) but not in follow-up ( g = 0.06 [−0.26, 0.39]). There was no significant difference in treatment retention between the experimental and control groups overall (odds ratio [ OR] 1.02, 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.92 to 1.12, I 2 = 52%). Psychotherapy reduced the frequency of nonsuicidal self-injury ( OR = 0.34, 95% CI, 0.16 to 0.74) but not suicide attempts ( OR = 1.03, 95% CI, 0.46 to 2.30). Conclusions: There is a growing variety of psychotherapeutic interventions for adolescents with BPD symptomatology that appears feasible and effective in the short term, but efficacy is not retained in follow-up—particularly for frequency of suicide attempts.


Author(s):  
Paul Crits-Christoph ◽  
Jacques P. Barber

A Type 2 randomized clinical trial (RCT) of psychosocial treatment for avoidant personality disorder compared three group-administered behavioral interventions (graded exposure, standard social skills training, intimacy-focused social skills training) with a wait-list control; although all three treatments were more efficacious than the control condition, no differences among the treatments were identified either after the 10-week treatment or at follow-up. For the treatment of borderline personality disorder, a Type 1 RCT randomized 101 women with recent suicidal and self-injurious behaviors and borderline personality disorder to either dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) or community-treatment-by-experts psychotherapists (CTBE). Over the 2-year treatment and follow-up period, DBT was superior to CTBE on rates of suicide attempt, hospi-talization for suicide ideation, and overall medical risk (combining suicide attempts and self-injurious acts). Patients in the DBT group were also less likely to drop out of treatment and had fewer psychiatric emergency room visits and fewer psychiatric hospitalizations. There were no significant group differences on measures of depression, reasons for living, and suicide ideation, with patients in both treatment groups improving significantly on these measures. Four additional Type 2 and Type 3 studies support the efficacy of DBT as a treatment for borderline personality disorder with or without comorbid substance abuse or dependence. No RCTs of psychological treatment for other personality disorders have been reported. Several review articles have found a consistent adverse impact of personality disorders on outcomes of treatment for a wide range of Axis I disorders.


2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul H. Soloff ◽  
Laurel Chiappetta

Prospective predictors of suicide attempts were assessed in 118 subjects with borderline personality disorder (BPD) after 10 or more years of follow-up. Mean (SD) time to follow-up was 14.4 (4.7) years. Subjects were predominately female (78.8%), Caucasian (81.4%), and of lower socioeconomic status. Initial recruitment was evenly balanced between inpatient, outpatient, and non-patient (community) sources. In the 10-year interval, 55 subjects (46.6%) attempted suicide. Compared to baseline, suicidal ideation, number of attempts, and non-suicidal self-injury diminished markedly. Core symptoms of BPD, substance abuse, and alcohol use disorders decreased significantly; however, major depressive disorder (MDD) remained constant at 50%. Forty-four percent of subjects had poor psychosocial, vocational, and economic outcomes. Psychosocial outcome was independent of suicide history and any treatment. Increased risk was associated with interval hospitalization prior to any attempt (illness severity), as well as poor social, vocational, and psychosocial functioning at baseline.


2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-144
Author(s):  
Dana B. Borkum ◽  
Frances R. Frankenburg ◽  
Garrett M. Fitzmaurice ◽  
Argyro Athanasiadi ◽  
Christina M. Temes ◽  
...  

The current study assesses time-to-cessation of individual therapy for patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and comparison subjects with other personality disorders (OPD) after 16 years of prospective follow-up. It also details the multivariate factors that predict this outcome for those with BPD. At baseline, 290 patients met criteria for BPD and 72 met criteria for OPD. Individuals with BPD had a significantly slower time-to-cessation of individual therapy than OPD comparison subjects. Seven baseline variables were found to be significant multivariate predictors of a slower time-to-cessation of individual therapy: older age, being white, severity of childhood neglect, history of a mood disorder, an IQ less than 90, poor vocational record prior to index admission, and higher level of trait neuroticism. The results of this study suggest that prediction of slower time-to-cessation of individual therapy is multifactorial in nature, involving factors related to demographics, childhood adversity, comorbidity, individual competence, and temperament.


2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1026-1026 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Karaklic ◽  
J. Thuile ◽  
B. Granger ◽  
I. Secret ◽  
C. Bungener

IntroductionFor quite a long time, borderline personality disorder (BPD) has been viewed as a chronic disorder and borderline patients as extremely difficult to treat. However, those views are changing and there is an increasing recognition that the BPD has a far more benign course than previously thought, but predictors of its outcome remain poorly explored.Objective and aimsThe purpose of this study was to determine the most clinically relevant predictors of the outcome of BPD at the 18-month follow-up.MethodsBorderline patients (n = 75) were compared to patients with other personality disorders (OPD) (n = 40). All subjects were assessed at baseline and 6, 12, and 18 months with a series of semi structured interviews (personality disorders, global functioning, mental disorders, life events, …) and self-report measures (alexithymia and impulsivity). Logistic regression was used to estimate hazard ratios.ResultsAt the 18-month follow up, 57 BPD patients and 22 with OPD have been evaluated, 45% of borderline subjects and 50% of the OPD subjects achieved remission. Low impulsivity, low alexithymia, good global functioning, and older age at onset of symptoms were found to be significant predictors of good outcome of BPD. Our clinical data suggest that life events and the quality of current relationships are determinant in the outcome of BPD.Conclusions45% of patients with BPD are likely to improve in 18-months. Specific factors, such as impulsivity, alexithymia, life events and quality of current relationships, determine the short-term outcome of this disorder.


CNS Spectrums ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 737-754 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda M. Bierer ◽  
Rachel Yehuda ◽  
James Schmeidler ◽  
Vivian Mitropoulou ◽  
Antonia S. New ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTBackground:Childhood history of abuse and neglect has been associated with personality disorders and has been observed in subjects with lifetime histories of suicidality and self-injury. Most of these findings have been generated from inpatient clinical samples.Methods:This study evaluated self-rated indices of sustained childhood abuse and neglect in an outpatient sample of well-characterized personality disorder subjects (n=182) to determine the relative associations of childhood trauma indices to specific personality disorder diagnoses or clusters and to lifetime history of suicide attempts or gestures. Subjects met criteria for ~2.5 Axis II diagnoses and 24% reported past suicide attempts. The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire was administered to assess five dimensions of childhood trauma exposure (emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, and emotional and physical neglect). Logistic regression was employed to evaluate salient predictors among the trauma measures for each cluster, personality disorder, and history of attempted suicide and self-harm. All analyses controlled for gender distribution.Results:Seventy-eight percent of subjects met dichotomous criteria for some form of childhood trauma; a majority reported emotional abuse and neglect. The dichotomized criterion for global trauma severity was predictive of cluster B, borderline, and antisocial personality disorder diagnoses. Trauma scores were positively associated with cluster A, negatively with cluster C, but were not significantly associated with cluster B diagnoses. Among the specific diagnoses comprising cluster A, paranoid disorder alone was predicted by sexual, physical, and emotional abuse. Within cluster B, only antisocial personality disorder showed significant associations with trauma scores, with specific prediction by sexual and physical abuse. For borderline personality disorder, there were gender interactions for individual predictors, with emotional abuse being the only significant trauma predictor, and only in men. History of suicide gestures was associated with emotional abuse in the entire sample and in women only; self-mutilatory behavior was associated with emotional abuse in men.Conclusion:These results suggest that childhood emotional abuse and neglect are broadly represented among personality disorders, and associated with indices of clinical severity among patients with borderline personality disorder. Childhood sexual and physical abuse are highlighted as predictors of both paranoid and antisocial personality disorders. These results help qualify prior observations of the association of childhood sexual abuse with borderline personality disorder.


2012 ◽  
Vol 42 (11) ◽  
pp. 2395-2404 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. M. Wedig ◽  
M. H. Silverman ◽  
F. R. Frankenburg ◽  
D. Bradford Reich ◽  
G. Fitzmaurice ◽  
...  

BackgroundIt is clinically important to understand the factors that increase the likelihood of the frequent and recurrent suicide attempts seen in those with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Although several studies have examined this subject in a cross-sectional manner, the aim of this study was to determine the most clinically relevant baseline and time-varying predictors of suicide attempts over 16 years of prospective follow-up among patients with BPD.MethodTwo-hundred and ninety in-patients meeting Revised Diagnostic Interview for Borderlines (DIB-R) and DSM-III-R criteria for BPD were assessed during their index admission using a series of semistructured interviews and self-report measures. These subjects were then reassessed using the same instruments every 2 years. The generalized estimating equations (GEE) approach was used to model the odds of suicide attempts in longitudinal analyses, controlling for assessment period, yielding an odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for each predictor.ResultsNineteen variables were found to be significant bivariate predictors of suicide attempts. Eight of these, seven of which were time-varying, remained significant in multivariate analyses: diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD), substance use disorder (SUD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), presence of self-harm, adult sexual assault, having a caretaker who has completed suicide, affective instability, and more severe dissociation.ConclusionsThe results of this study suggest that prediction of suicide attempts among borderline patients is complex, involving co-occurring disorders, co-occurring symptoms of BPD (self-harm, affective reactivity and dissociation), adult adversity, and a family history of completed suicide.


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