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*Multi-Site RCT of Group Schema Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder*

Our long-range goal is to develop a comprehensive, clinically and cost effective treatment for BPD that produces both symptom remission and functional recovery. We aim to determine the role that group ST can have in the comprehensive treatment of…

Mentalization-Based Treatment with and without Competitive Memory Training for patients with borderline personality disorder: randomnized controlled trial

The primary aim of the proposed study is to investigate whether adjunctive treatment of negative self-image with a specific intervention module (i.e. COMET) has added value in the treatment of patients with BPD compared with MBT without such a…

Does paying attention to religious themes in psychotherapy influence treatment outcome?

The main aim of the study is to investigate the influence of discussing religious issues during therapy on treatment outcome, both 6 months after start of treatment and 1,5 year after start of treatment. In addition, the study will take possible…

Pilot study: schema mindfulness group training versus self-image module group training

Objective: primary hypothesis: The level of complaints drops more in patients who have completed module schemafocused mindfulness than in patients who have completed the module self-image. Secondary hypotheses: The Personality Severity Index (PSI)…

Trauma-focused EMDR for Personality disorders among Outpatients

The objective of the current study is to eveluate whether EMDR is effective in reducing PD symptoms.

Individual Psychotherapy for Cluster C Personality Disorders: A pragmatic RCT comparing time limited Psychodynamic, Affect Phobia and Schema Therapy

In this study we will compare the differential (cost)- effectiveness of three individual psychotherapies: short-term psychodynamic supportive psychotherapy (SPSP), affect phobia therapy (APT) and schema therapy (ST). Although these psychotherapies…

Shifting the interpretation bias and attention bias with an online training in borderline personality disorder

The purpose of the current study is to test the effectiveness of both trainings (IBT and ABT) in a non-clinical and clinical sample, with the future goal of making the training available to all patients with BPS. The central objectives for this…

The Effectiveness of Group Psychotherapy for Cluster C Personality Disorders: A pragmatic RCT comparing Psychodynamic and Two Forms of Schema Group Therapy

In this study we will compare the (cost)- effectiveness of psychodynamic group therapy (PG) with schema-focused group therapy (SFGT) and group schema therapy (GST). The group formats differ both in amount of sessions (resp. 80, 60 and 30 sessions)…

The effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
as an intervention to reduce violent behavior in forensic substance abuse patients.

The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of tDCS in increasing empathy and reducing violent behavior in offenders with substance abuse problems.Through stimulation (and/or inhibiting) certain areas of the brain, tDCS causes a change…

Imagery Rescripting with or without preceding Cognitive Restructuring: a randomized clinical trial

This research project examines whether there are differences in effects between application of ImRs preceeded by CR and ImRs as a stand-alone treatment technique on the so-called encapsulated beliefs, cognitive beliefs based on the aversive…