ArticleBorderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation2024
Group intervention for family members of people with borderline personality disorder based on Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Implementation of the Family Connections® program in France and Switzerland.
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- Psychoeducation for Caregivers of Individuals With Borderline Personality Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Multiple Family Group Therapy.Personality and mental health · 2025Trial
- Effectiveness of online family connections for family members of people with BPD: a naturalistic comparison with the face-to-face format.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2026Article
- Validation of the Mentalization Scale (MentS) in francophone control and clinical samples.PloS one · 2025Article
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backgroundFamilies and significant others of people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) show increased levels of psychological distress. Family Connections®, a 12-week group intervention based on the principles of Dialectical Behavior Therapy, was designed to provide families with both information about the disorder and emotion regulation skills. It has been progressively implemented in French-speaking European countries.
methodsWe conducted an observational, multicenter study in France and Switzerland. In total, 149 participants of the Family Connections program were included among five centers. Burden, depression, coping, and emotion regulation were assessed before and after the intervention.
resultsOne-way repeated measures MANOVA showed that the burden, depressive symptoms, emotion regulation and coping all changed significantly after the intervention (p < 0.001, partial η
conclusionThis Dialectical Behavior Therapy-Based psychoeducational intervention is an appropriate way to support French-speaking European families of people with BPD.
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