title: Group therapy module to enhance self-esteem in patients with borderline personality disorder: a pilot study.
abstract: Psychotherapeutic treatments of borderline personality disorder (BPD) often focus on severe behavioral problems. Until now, few techniques have been developed to specifically address low self-esteem in BPD. We developed a 6-session psychoeducative group therapy module to treat low self-esteem in BPD patients. After developing and piloting the therapy module, a controlled outpatient pilot study was performed. Nineteen female BPD patients participated in the group module after discharge from an inpatient DBT program. Twenty-four female BPD patients served as controls. Outcome was assessed by different self-esteem measures. Results showed a greater improvement in self-esteem in the intervention group. The findings suggest that the therapy module is an effective adjunctive treatment in increasing self-esteem in BPD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Freiburg Medical Centre, Germany. gitta.jacob@uniklinik-freiburg.de
authors.forename: Gitta A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Jacob
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gabriel
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roepke
authors.forename: Jutta M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Stoffers
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lieb
authors.forename: Claas-Hinrich
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lammers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000359:Aftercare; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D015897:Comorbidity; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*; D012649:Self Concept