Effectiveness of step-down versus outpatient dialectical behaviour therapy for patients with severe levels of borderline personality disorder: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Step-down dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) is a treatment consisting of 3 months of residential DBT plus 6 months of outpatient DBT. The program was specifically developed for people suffering from severe borderline personality disorder (BPD). The present study examines the ef...

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Main Authors: Roland Sinnaeve, Louisa M. C. van den Bosch, Leona Hakkaart-van Roijen, Kristof Vansteelandt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Borderline Personality Disorder and Emotion Dysregulation
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40479-018-0089-5