Non-completion of treatment is a major concern in the provision of therapies for people
diagnosed with personality disorder, with adverse consequences for services, therapists …

Barnicot K, Katsakou C, Marougka S, Priebe S. Treatment completion in psychotherapy for
borderline personality disorder–a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Objective …

The transtheoretical model, in general, and the stages of change, in particular, have proven
useful in adapting or tailoring treatment to the individual. We define the stages and …

Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) has proven to be an effective treatment in borderline
personality disorder (BPD). However, the effectiveness in BPD of DBT skills training (DBT …

Patients with borderline personality disorder frequently drop out prematurely from
psychotherapy. This study examined factors related to treatment attrition in 180 patients …

Objective Polypharmacy and overprescription of off‐label medications are common in
patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD). The aim of the present naturalistic study …

Background Rates of treatment dropout in outpatient Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in
the community can be as high as 24% to 58%, making dropout a great concern. The primary …

Individuals seeking psychotherapy do not arrive at a therapist's doorstep with identical
motivation, preparation, or capacity for behavior change. For most practitioners and …

Treatment dropout among individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) is
associated with negative psychosocial outcomes. Identifying predictors of dropout among …

Objectives. Mindfulness‐based cognitive therapy (MBCT) was originally developed to
prevent relapse in recurrent depression. More recently it has been applied to individuals at …