title: Integrative multidisciplinary treatment in the public sector: a pilot study.
abstract: Integrative Multidisciplinary Treatment (IMT) emphasizes factors common to evidence-based treatments for borderline personality disorder (BPD) and is suitable for implementation in a public sector setting staffed by clinicians with diverse theoretical backgrounds. Preliminary results suggested decreases in psychiatric disturbance, depression, suicidality, hospitalizations, and emergency room visits, and increases in quality of relationships and quality of life. Results generalized across patients with and without BPD, with two exceptions: hospitalizations and suicidality.
authors.affiliation: catherine.romeo.barber@gmail.com
authors.forename: Catherine R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Barber
authors.forename: Elizabeth F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Weinberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult