Trial reportActa psychiatrica Scandinavica2009
Predictors of response to Systems Training for Emotional Predictability and Problem Solving (STEPPS) for borderline personality disorder: an exploratory study.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Psychological interventions for antisocial personality disorder.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Psychotherapy for Borderline Personality Disorder: Progress and Remaining Challenges.Current psychiatry reports · 2017Pooled it
- Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2012Pooled it
- Baseline correlates of functional impairment at 12 months in young people with borderline personality disorder: findings from the MOBY trial.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Trial
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- Effects of substance use disorder on treatment process and outcome in a ten-session psychiatric treatment for borderline personality disorder.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2018Trial
- Predictors of treatment response to an adjunctive emotion regulation group therapy for deliberate self-harm among women with borderline personality disorder.Personality disorders · 2014Trial
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- Patient perspectives on non-response to psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder: a qualitative study.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2023Article
- Latent profiles of patients with borderline pathology based on the alternative DSM-5 model for personality disorders.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2021Article
- Searching in the dark: Shining a light on some predictors of non-response to psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder.PloS one · 2021Article
- A mechanism-based group-psychotherapy approach to aggressive behaviour in borderline personality disorder: findings from a cluster-randomised controlled trial.BJPsych open · 2020Article
- Does response to the STEPPS program differ by sex, age, or race in offenders with borderline personality disorder?Comprehensive psychiatry · 2018Article
- Comorbid Diagnosis of Psychotic Disorders in Borderline Personality Disorder: Prevalence and Influence on Outcome.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2018Article
- Impact of therapist change after initial contact and traumatic burden on dropout in a naturalistic sample of inpatients with borderline pathology receiving dialectical behavior therapy.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2017Article
- Do people with borderline personality disorder complicated by antisocial personality disorder benefit from the STEPPS treatment program?Personality and mental health · 2016Article
- Neuropsychological performance, impulsivity, ADHD symptoms, and novelty seeking in compulsive buying disorder.Psychiatry research · 2012Article
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Abstract
objectiveFew predictors of treatment outcome or early discontinuation have been identified in persons with borderline personality disorder (BPD).
aimThe aim of the study was to examine the relationship between baseline clinical variables and treatment response and early discontinuation in a randomized controlled trial of System Training for Emotional Predictability and Problem Solving, a new cognitive group treatment.
methodImprovement was rated using the Zanarini Rating Scale for BPD, the Clinical Global Impression Scale, the Global Assessment Scale and the Beck Depression Inventory. Subjects were assessed during the 20 week trial and a 1-year follow-up.
resultsHigher baseline severity was associated with greater improvement in global functioning and BPD-related symptoms. Higher impulsivity was predictive of early discontinuation. Optimal improvement was associated with attending > or = 15 sessions.
conclusionSubjects likely to improve have the more severe BPD symptoms at baseline, while high levels of impulsivity are associated with early discontinuation.
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