scholarly journals Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder through Dialectical Behavior Therapy

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Chugani ◽  
Ashley Seiler ◽  
Tina Goldstein
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Behavior Therapy ◽  
Dialectical Behavior Therapy ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Motivating Factors ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Emotional Sensitivity ◽  
Analysis Process ◽  
The Individual

This article presents a qualitative investigation of the perspectives and experiences of recovery from borderline personality disorder from six individuals who were treated with comprehensive dialectical behavior therapy. Data were collected via semi-structured interviews, transcribed, and coded using a six-step analysis process. Six primary themes emerged: (1) belief about recovery, (2) current experience of self, (3) facets of recovery, (4) motivating factors, (5) external supports to recovery, and (6) characteristics required for recovery. Overall, the findings took a dialectical form in which participants often described conflicting experiences (e.g., feeling recovered while also continuing to experience heightened emotional sensitivity). We conclude that the themes presented in this article represent broad domains related to the meaning of recovery from BPD, and recognize that the relative importance of each domain is best determined by the individual.

Differential Change of Borderline Personality Disorder Traits During Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arne Buerger ◽  
Gloria Fischer-Waldschmidt ◽  
Florian Hammerle ◽  
Kristin von Auer ◽  
Peter Parzer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Behavior Therapy ◽  
Dialectical Behavior Therapy ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Secondary Outcomes ◽  
The Impact

Despite the expansion of treatment options for adults with borderline personality disorder (BPD), research on treatment options for adolescent BPD is scarce. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of dialectical behavior therapy for adolescents (DBT-A) on the individual trait level as primary outcome; and the frequency of suicide attempts and nonsuicidal self-injury, self-reported BPD core pathology, and general psychopathology as secondary outcomes. Seventy-two adolescents (aged 12–17 years) with full- or subsyndromal BPD were treated with DBT-A (25 single sessions, 20 sessions of skills training), and 13 patients (18.1%) withdrew during treatment. From baseline to post-treatment, the number of BPD traits decreased significantly (p ≤ .001). All secondary outcomes decreased significantly as well (p ≤ .001). Results of this uncontrolled study suggest that beside self-harm, DBT-A may also have a beneficial impact on other features of BPD.

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