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The Impact of a Psycho-educational Program for Family Members of Individuals With Borderline Personality Disorder

NCT06074289 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 89

Last updated 2023-10-12

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Summary

This is a prospective, single-arm, open-label study to assess the impact of the Family Connections (FC) program on various factors including burden, grief and several clinical variables (i.e., depressive symptoms, family functioning, alexithymia, global psychological distress and anger). It specifically targets caregivers of individuals diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). The secondary aim of this research is to identify participant profiles that are more likely to experience improvements or deteriorations in their levels of burden and grief. In this study family members are consecutively recruited from four different Italian mental health services and undergo an assessment that includes the gathering of socio-demographic information and completing a comprehensive battery of self-report questionnaires at three specific time points (i.e., at baseline, at immediately post-intervention and at a 4-month follow-up).

Conditions

  • Family Caregivers

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Family connections program

Caregivers meet weekly for 90 minute sessions led by two trained psychologists. The program includes six modules: 1. Introduction, 2. Family Education, 3. Relationship Mindfulness Skills, 4. Family Environment Skills, 5. Validation Skills, 6. Problem Management Skills.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Villa San Benedetto Menni Hospital, Como, Italy

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Department of Mental Health - ASUR Marche AV1

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Fondazione Comunità Bresciana

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale del Garda

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Roberta Rossi, psychologist · IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, Italy

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-12-16
Primary Completion
2018-12-10
Completion
2018-12-17

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