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Q Is dialectical behaviour therapy more effective than non-behavioural psychotherapy in preventing suicidal and self-harming behaviour in women with borderline personality disorder?
METHODS
Design:
Randomised controlled trial.
Allocation:
Concealed.
Blinding:
Single blind (assessors blinded).
Follow up period:
Two years (1 year treatment plus 1 year post-treatment follow up).
Setting:
Outpatient clinics and community practices, USA; time period not stated.
Patients:
101 women aged 18–45 years, with DSM-IV borderline personality disorder, and with current or previous suicidal or self-harming behaviour (two episodes within last 5 years, with one in last 8 weeks). Exclusions: …
Footnotes
For correspondence: Marsha Linehan, PhD, Behavioral and Therapy Clinics, Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Campus Box 351525, Seattle, WA 98195-1525, USA; linehan{at}u.washington.edu
Source of funding: National Institute of Mental Health.
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