What to conclude from a non-randomized clinical trial comparing dialectical behavior therapy and mentalization-based treatment in patients with borderline personality disorder?

Patrick Luyten^{1

2}, Falk Leichsenring³, Allan Abbass⁴, Mark Hilsenroth⁵, Sven Rabung⁶, Christiane Steinert^{3

7}

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Leuven, Tiensestraat 102 - PO Box 3722, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
² Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
³ Department of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Ludwigstr. 76, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
⁴ Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Centre for Emotions and Health, Halifax, 8203 5909 Veterans Memorial Lane, Halifax, NS, Canada B3H 2E2.
⁵ Derner School of Psychology, Adelphi University, Hy Weinberg Center, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530-0701, USA.
⁶ Department of Psychology, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Universitätsstr. 65-67, A-9020 Klagenfurt, Austria.
⁷ Department of Psychology, MSB Medical School Berlin, Calandrellistr. 1-9, 12247 Berlin, Germany.

Comment

Patrick Luyten et al. Psychol Med. 2019 Dec.

. 2019 Dec;49(16):2810-2811.

doi: 10.1017/S0033291719001922. Epub 2019 Sep 19.

Patrick Luyten^{1

2}, Falk Leichsenring³, Allan Abbass⁴, Mark Hilsenroth⁵, Sven Rabung⁶, Christiane Steinert^{3

7}

¹ Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Leuven, Tiensestraat 102 - PO Box 3722, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
² Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
³ Department of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Ludwigstr. 76, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
⁴ Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Centre for Emotions and Health, Halifax, 8203 5909 Veterans Memorial Lane, Halifax, NS, Canada B3H 2E2.
⁵ Derner School of Psychology, Adelphi University, Hy Weinberg Center, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530-0701, USA.
⁶ Department of Psychology, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Universitätsstr. 65-67, A-9020 Klagenfurt, Austria.
⁷ Department of Psychology, MSB Medical School Berlin, Calandrellistr. 1-9, 12247 Berlin, Germany.

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Comment in

Conclusions and questions from a non-randomised comparison of routine clinical services implementing different treatment models for borderline personality disorder.
Barnicot K, Crawford M. Barnicot K, et al. Psychol Med. 2019 Dec;49(16):2812-2814. doi: 10.1017/S0033291719002447. Epub 2019 Sep 25. Psychol Med. 2019. PMID: 31551098 No abstract available.

Dialectical behaviour therapy v. mentalisation-based therapy for borderline personality disorder.
Barnicot K, Crawford M. Barnicot K, et al. Psychol Med. 2019 Sep;49(12):2060-2068. doi: 10.1017/S0033291718002878. Epub 2018 Oct 10. Psychol Med. 2019. PMID: 30303061 Clinical Trial.