title: Transference-focused psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder: change in reflective function.
abstract: Borderline personality disorder is associated with deficits in personality functioning and mentalisation. In a randomised controlled trial 104 people with borderline personality disorder received either transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP) or treatment by experienced community therapists. Among other outcome variables, mentalisation was assessed by means of the Reflective Functioning Scale (RF Scale). Findings revealed only significant improvements in reflective function in the TFP group within 1 year of treatment. The between-group effect was of medium size (d = 0.45). Improvements in reflective function were significantly correlated with improvements in personality organisation.
authors.affiliation: Melitta Fischer-Kern, MD, Stephan Doering, MD, Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Svenja Taubner, PhD, Department of Psychology, Alpen-Adria-University Klagenfurt, Austria; Susanne Hörz, PhD, Psychologische Hochschule Berlin, and Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University Munich, Germany; Johannes Zimmermann, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Kassel, Germany; Michael Rentrop, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University Munich, Germany; Peter Schuster, MD, Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Peter Buchheim, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University Munich, Germany; Anna Buchheim, PhD, Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Innsbruck, Austria melitta.fischer-kern@meduniwien.ac.at.
authors.forename: Melitta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fischer-Kern
authors.affiliation: Melitta Fischer-Kern, MD, Stephan Doering, MD, Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Svenja Taubner, PhD, Department of Psychology, Alpen-Adria-University Klagenfurt, Austria; Susanne Hörz, PhD, Psychologische Hochschule Berlin, and Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University Munich, Germany; Johannes Zimmermann, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Kassel, Germany; Michael Rentrop, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University Munich, Germany; Peter Schuster, MD, Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Peter Buchheim, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University Munich, Germany; Anna Buchheim, PhD, Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Doering
authors.affiliation: Melitta Fischer-Kern, MD, Stephan Doering, MD, Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Svenja Taubner, PhD, Department of Psychology, Alpen-Adria-University Klagenfurt, Austria; Susanne Hörz, PhD, Psychologische Hochschule Berlin, and Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University Munich, Germany; Johannes Zimmermann, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Kassel, Germany; Michael Rentrop, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University Munich, Germany; Peter Schuster, MD, Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Peter Buchheim, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University Munich, Germany; Anna Buchheim, PhD, Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: Svenja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taubner
authors.affiliation: Melitta Fischer-Kern, MD, Stephan Doering, MD, Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Svenja Taubner, PhD, Department of Psychology, Alpen-Adria-University Klagenfurt, Austria; Susanne Hörz, PhD, Psychologische Hochschule Berlin, and Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University Munich, Germany; Johannes Zimmermann, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Kassel, Germany; Michael Rentrop, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University Munich, Germany; Peter Schuster, MD, Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Peter Buchheim, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University Munich, Germany; Anna Buchheim, PhD, Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hörz
authors.affiliation: Melitta Fischer-Kern, MD, Stephan Doering, MD, Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Svenja Taubner, PhD, Department of Psychology, Alpen-Adria-University Klagenfurt, Austria; Susanne Hörz, PhD, Psychologische Hochschule Berlin, and Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University Munich, Germany; Johannes Zimmermann, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Kassel, Germany; Michael Rentrop, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University Munich, Germany; Peter Schuster, MD, Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Peter Buchheim, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University Munich, Germany; Anna Buchheim, PhD, Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zimmermann
authors.affiliation: Melitta Fischer-Kern, MD, Stephan Doering, MD, Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Svenja Taubner, PhD, Department of Psychology, Alpen-Adria-University Klagenfurt, Austria; Susanne Hörz, PhD, Psychologische Hochschule Berlin, and Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University Munich, Germany; Johannes Zimmermann, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Kassel, Germany; Michael Rentrop, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University Munich, Germany; Peter Schuster, MD, Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Peter Buchheim, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University Munich, Germany; Anna Buchheim, PhD, Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rentrop
authors.affiliation: Melitta Fischer-Kern, MD, Stephan Doering, MD, Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Svenja Taubner, PhD, Department of Psychology, Alpen-Adria-University Klagenfurt, Austria; Susanne Hörz, PhD, Psychologische Hochschule Berlin, and Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University Munich, Germany; Johannes Zimmermann, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Kassel, Germany; Michael Rentrop, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University Munich, Germany; Peter Schuster, MD, Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Peter Buchheim, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University Munich, Germany; Anna Buchheim, PhD, Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schuster
authors.affiliation: Melitta Fischer-Kern, MD, Stephan Doering, MD, Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Svenja Taubner, PhD, Department of Psychology, Alpen-Adria-University Klagenfurt, Austria; Susanne Hörz, PhD, Psychologische Hochschule Berlin, and Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University Munich, Germany; Johannes Zimmermann, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Kassel, Germany; Michael Rentrop, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University Munich, Germany; Peter Schuster, MD, Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Peter Buchheim, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University Munich, Germany; Anna Buchheim, PhD, Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Buchheim
authors.affiliation: Melitta Fischer-Kern, MD, Stephan Doering, MD, Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Svenja Taubner, PhD, Department of Psychology, Alpen-Adria-University Klagenfurt, Austria; Susanne Hörz, PhD, Psychologische Hochschule Berlin, and Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University Munich, Germany; Johannes Zimmermann, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Kassel, Germany; Michael Rentrop, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University Munich, Germany; Peter Schuster, MD, Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; Peter Buchheim, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technical University Munich, Germany; Anna Buchheim, PhD, Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buchheim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000379:methods*; D014167:Transference, Psychology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult