DISSOCIATION PREDICTS POOR RESPONSE TO DIALECTIAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY IN FEMALE PATIENTS WITH BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER
DISSOCIATION PREDICTS POOR RESPONSE TO DIALECTIAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY IN FEMALE PATIENTS WITH BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER
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DOI:
10.1521/pedi.2011.25.4.432
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发表时间:
2011-08-01
影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
Bohus, Martin
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作者:
Kleindienst, Nikolaus;Limberger, Matthias F.;Bohus, Martin
A substantial proportion of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) patients respond by a marked decrease of psychopathology when treated with Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). To further enhance the rate of DBT-response, it is useful to identify characteristics related to unsatisfactory response. As DBT relies on emotional learning, we explored whether dissociation-which is known to interfere with learning-predicts poor response to DBT. Fifty-seven Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) patients (DSM-IV) were prospectively observed during a three-month inpatient DBT program. Pre-post improvements in general psychopathology (SCL-90-R) were predicted from baseline scores of the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES) by regression models accounting for baseline psychopathology. High DES-scores were related to poor pre-post improvement (beta = -0.017 +/- 0.006, p = 0.008). The data yielded no evidence that some facets of dissociation are more important in predicting DBT-response than others. The results suggest that dissociation in borderline-patients should be closely monitored and targeted during DBT. At this stage, research on treatment of dissociation (e.g., specific skills training) is warranted.