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Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Effects of ISTDP for Personality Disorders in a Specialized Psychiatric Clinic

NCT06591754 · Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 34

Last updated 2024-09-19

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Summary

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a 25-week combined group and individual therapy program using Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) for patients diagnosed with personality disorders. The secondary objective is to investigate preliminary effects of the treatment in terms of reducing symtoms of depression, anxiety and emotion regulation difficulties.

Conditions

  • Personality Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

ISTDP

Both the individual therapy and the group therapy is based on ISTDP (Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy), an affect-focused psychodynamic therapy method. The therapy focus on the relationship between feelings, anxiety and dysfunctional emotion regulation (i.e. defenses). The purpose is to increase the capacity of anxiety regulation in the patient and to help the patient identify the dysfunctional patterns developed to avoid internal stress and then gradually approach previously warded of feelings. The individual therapy consists of 25 weekly sessions. The group treatment consists of 18 weekly sessions and is structured in three phases. Phase one: Psychoeducation about anxiety and exercises in anxiety regulation. Phase two: patients takes turn to observe their own anxiety and defenses together with a therapist. Phase three: Every session two patients will work with a chosen problem and identify defenses, anxiety and feelings together with a therapist in front of the group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Region Stockholm

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  • Stockholm University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Karolinska Institutet

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-09-09
Primary Completion
2027-12-31
Completion
2027-12-31

Countries

  • Sweden

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