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Brief Psychological Intervention for Suicidal Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder in the Emergency Department

Sponsor: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Summary

When in crisis, people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) frequently seek care in emergency departments (EDs) often presenting with suicide and self-harm behaviour. There is no established evidence-based brief treatment for patients with BPD in ED settings, however a 4-session treatment for people with personality disorders in ED settings was tested in Australia and showed promising results in reducing health care use and improving symptoms. A recent pilot feasibility randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing this 4-session treatment to treatment as usual was conducted at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and preliminary findings have shown that the treatment is feasible to deliver and acceptable to both patients and clinicians. The proposed fully powered RCT will build on this pilot data to assess the efficacy of delivering this 4-session intervention in the ED for people with BPD who present with suicidal ideation or self-harm with the aim of reducing emergency health care use and improving BPD symptoms, functioning and quality of life.

Official title: Randomized Controlled Trial of a Brief Psychological Intervention for Suicidal Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder in the Emergency Department

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