STEPPS group treatment for borderline personality disorder in The Netherlands.
BACKGROUND
Systems Training for Emotional Predictability and Problem Solving (STEPPS) is a new cognitive group treatment for outpatients with borderline personality disorder.


METHODS
The English and Dutch language literature was reviewed on the STEPPS program.


RESULTS
STEPPS was introduced in The Netherlands in 1998 under the acronym VERS. Reasons for its rapid dissemination throughout Holland include a user-friendly manual, its 20-week duration, ability to maintain the patient's current treatment team, and ease of therapist training. Two pilot studies, one in the US and one in The Netherlands, suggest its efficacy. Randomized controlled trials are now underway.


CONCLUSIONS
STEPPS has become widespread in The Netherlands, and is now being modified for other settings, such as programs for adolescents.
Van Wel
Bas
B
Adhesie GGz Midden Overijssel, Deventer, The Netherlands.
Kockmann
Ina
I
Blum
Nancee
N
Pfohl
Bruce
B
Black
Donald W
DW
Heesterman
Wilma
W
D000339:Affect; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D006801:Humans; D009426:Netherlands; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011340:Problem Solving; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D013598:Systems Theory; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States