Randomized Controlled Trial of Web-Based Psychoeducation for Women With Borderline Personality Disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine if internet-based psychoeducation for borderline personality disorder is effective in reducing symptom severity and improving psychosocial functioning.

Methods

Eighty women who met DSM-IV criteria for borderline personality disorder were randomly assigned either to the internet-based psychoeducation treatment group (n = 40) or to the internet-based control group with no psychoeducation (n = 40). Recruitment was conducted from July 2013 to March 2015. Subjects participated in 15 assessment periods that were divided into an acute phase (weeks 1-12) and a maintenance phase (months 6, 9, and 12). Main outcomes were assessed using the Zanarini Rating Scale for Borderline Personality Disorder.

Results

In the acute phase, women in the treatment group w

SUBMITTER: Zanarini MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5764827 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May/Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature