@article{ref1,
title="Dialectical behaviour therapy for women with borderline personality disorder: 12-month, randomised clinical trial in The Netherlands",
journal="British journal of psychiatry",
year="2003",
author="Verheul, Roel and Van Den Bosch, Louise M. C. and Koeter, Maarten W. J. and De Ridder, Maria A. J. and Stijnen, Theo and van den Brink, Wim",
volume="182",
number="",
pages="135-140",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) is widely considered to be a promising treatment for borderline personality disorder (BPD). However, the evidence for its efficacy published thus far should be regarded as preliminary. AIMS: To compare the effectiveness of DBT with treatment as usual for patients with BPD and to examine the impact of baseline severity on effectiveness. METHOD: Fifty-eight women with BPD were randomly assigned to either 12 months of DBT or usual treatment in a randomised controlled study. Participants were recruited through clinical referrals from both addiction treatment and psychiatric services. Outcome measures included treatment retention and the course of suicidal, self-mutilating and self-damaging impulsive behaviours. RESULTS: Dialectical behaviour therapy resulted in better retention rates and greater reductions of self-mutilating and self-damaging impulsive behaviours compared with usual treatment, especially among those with a history of frequent self-mutilation. CONCLUSIONS: Dialectical behaviour therapy is superior to usual treatment in reducing high-risk behaviours in patients with BPD.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0007-1250",
doi="10.1192/bjp.182.2.135",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.182.2.135"
}