The effects of the Dramatherapeutic Self-concept Module for clients with a personality disorder.
(De werking van de Dramatherapeutische Zelfbeeldmodule bij cliënten met een persoonlijkheidsstoornis)

A multiple baseline single-case study will be conducted to investigate the effects of the Dramatherapeutic self-image Module (Dramatherapeutische Zelfbeeldmodule, DZM). Partcipants are clients of “De Boerhaven”, Centre for Personality disorders of Mediant GGZ, mental health centre, who have been diagnosed with a personality disorder and assessed to outpatient schema focused therapy, having a low self-esteem. They will first participate in psycho-education on schema-focused therapy (a regular part of the treatment) and after that in the DZM. Because both psycho-education and DZM take part in closed groups, there will be some waiting time which will differ for each cliënt. A baseline will be set during psycho-education and/or waiting time. There will be weekly measurements on self-esteem and well-being.
The measurements will start at the moment of inclusion and end 3 measurements after the end of the DZM. Primary outcome is progress of self-esteem, measured by the Rosenberg Self-esteem scale (RSES). Secondary outcome is progress of well-being, measured by the Mental Healt-Continuum- Short Form, at (MHC-SF).

The dramatherapeutic Self-concept Module (DZM) will lead to improvement of self-esteem during and after participation in the Dramatherapeutic Self-image module in relation to the baseline, which has been set during psycho-education and /or waiting time.

Measurements will be weekly from the moment of inclusion till 3 measurements after the end of theDZM.

The DZM, an intervention of 6 weekly sessions of 75 minutes each in a group van 6 participants, lead by a drama therapist. In this module clients work on enhancing their self-esteem by means of bahavioral-cognitive therapeutic techniques an dramatherapeutic techniques.