SynthesisPsychological medicine2023
Which psychotherapy is most effective and acceptable in the treatment of adults with a (sub)clinical borderline personality disorder? A systematic review and network meta-analysis.
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- Systematically developed, comprehensive atlas of unique evidence-based psychological interventions for severe mental disorders.BMJ mental health · 2026Pooled it
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy in Persons With Personality Disorders: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2025Trial
- Emotional processing as mechanism of change in brief good psychiatric management for borderline personality disorder: results of a randomized controlled trial.BMC psychiatry · 2024Trial
- Undoing Self-Contempt in Borderline Personality Disorder: A Controlled Test of Change in Emotion Processing in Psychotherapy.Clinical psychology & psychotherapyTrial
- Experiences of mothers with borderline personality disorder following an intervention to support mother-infant relationships: "more tools in my toolbox".Infant mental health journal · 2026Article
- Changes of borderline symptoms, personality functioning, and dysfunctional personality traits after dialectical-behavioral therapy in borderline personality disorder.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2026Article
- Dialectical behavioral therapy-based skills training program for family members of suicide attempters: a randomized controlled trial.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2026Article
- "So Much Comes Up": Emotion Regulation in Psychotherapy Addressing Existential, Spiritual and Religious Themes.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Experimental Research on Schema Modes: Guidelines and Research Agenda.Current psychiatry reports · 2026Review
- Innovations to improve outcomes and uptake of psychotherapies for mental disorders: a state-of-the-art review.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2026Article
- A theory-driven rationale for EMDR therapy among patients with a personality disorder.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Review
- Neural predictors of psychotherapy response in borderline personality disorder: a mini review of neuroimaging studies.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Review
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- A 'borderline' doctor: can you study medicine with a diagnosis of personality disorder?BJPsych bulletin · 2025Article
- The Association Between Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms and Social Behaviour Among University Students.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Psychopathological Correlates of Dysfunctional Smartphone and Social Media Use: The Role of Personality Disorders in Technological Addiction and Digital Life Balance.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2025Article
- Access to treatment protocols and manuals for evidence-based psychological interventions for severe mental disorders: a survey of randomised trials included in network meta-analyses.BMJ mental health · 2025Article
- Reply to Choi-Kain and colleagues': Correspondence to Setkowski and colleagues on best psychotherapies for borderline personality disorder.Psychological medicine · 2025Article
- Effects on impulsivity and delay discounting of intermittent theta burst stimulation add-on to dialectical behavioral therapy in borderline personality disorder: a randomized, sham-controlled pilot trial.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2025Article
- Absolute and relative outcomes of psychotherapies for eight mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2024Article
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Abstract
A broad range of psychotherapies have been proposed and evaluated in the treatment of borderline personality disorder (BPD), but the question which specific type of psychotherapy is most effective remains unanswered. In this study, two network meta-analyses (NMAs) were conducted investigating the comparative effectiveness of psychotherapies on (1) BPD severity and (2) suicidal behaviour (combined rate). Study drop-out was included as a secondary outcome. Six databases were searched until 21 January 2022, including RCTs on the efficacy of any psychotherapy in adults (⩾18 years) with a diagnosis of (sub)clinical BPD. Data were extracted using a predefined table format. PROSPERO ID:CRD42020175411. In our study, a total of 43 studies (
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