Borderline personality disorder and group therapy.
This study examined the process and outcome of group therapy for community health center clients with borderline personality disorder. The results indicated that group members rated Yalom's curative factors to be increasingly helpful over time, and that universality and existential factors were consistently ranked as very helpful group process variables. The group sessions also were associated with positive outcomes, as evidenced by significant improvement in Goal Attainment Scale scores and the depression and hostility scales of the Brief Symptom Inventory. The results of this study suggest that group therapy is a valued and effective treatment option for people with borderline personality disorder.
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School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53792.
D000328:Adult; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003155:Community Mental Health Centers; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group