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Brief treatments for personality disorder: a review

Short-term treatments for personality disorder: a review

Given the low uptake and retention rates in long-term psychological programmes, the role of brief interventions for personality disorder is examined, and findings are presented from the 336-participant SPS randomised trial, the largest study conducted in this field to date.

The talk challenges the widely held assumption that, because of the enduring nature of personality, psychological treatments for people with personality disorder must also be long term. Evidence-based treatments such as dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) and mentalization-based treatment (MBT) require attendance at individual and group sessions over several months. Yet up to half of those referred to these long-term programmes either never attend or drop out before completing them, leaving many people without effective psychological support. Although efforts have been made in recent years to develop briefer psychological treatments, the role of brief interventions remains unclear. The presentation first outlines the findings of a review of the clinical effectiveness of brief interventions for people with personality disorder. It then presents the results of the SPS trial, the largest study of psychological treatment for personality disorder conducted to date. In this trial, 336 people with probable personality disorder were randomised to a 10-session individual psychological treatment or enhanced treatment as usual and followed up for 12 months to assess the impact on mental health and social functioning. The implications of the findings for mental health service users and providers are discussed.

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