ICD-11 personality disorders: utility and implications of the new model

RT Mulder - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The ICD-11 classification of personality disorders represents a paradigm shift in diagnosis.
This was felt necessary because previous personality disorder classifications had major …

Specialized treatment for patients with severe avoidant personality disorder: experiences from Scandinavia

S Simonsen, IUM Eikenæs, NL Nørgaard… - Journal of Contemporary …, 2019 - Springer
Avoidant personality disorder (AvPD) is a common and heterogeneous disorder. In spite of
this, few studies have focused on treatment, and treatment guidelines have not been …

Changing from a traditional psychodynamic treatment programme to mentalization‐based treatment for patients with borderline personality disorder–Does it make a …

EH Kvarstein, G Pedersen, Ø Urnes… - Psychology and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Few studies outside United Kingdom have documented effects of mentalization‐
based treatment (MBT) for patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD). This study …

Improvement of personality functioning among people treated within personality disorder mental health services. A longitudinal, observational study

EH Kvarstein, M Frøyhaug, MS Pettersen… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objective Evidence-based personality disorder (PD) treatments are dominated by
interventions targeting Borderline PD, although clinical populations characteristically include …

Mentalization‐based treatment or psychodynamic treatment programmes for patients with borderline personality disorder–the impact of clinical severity

EH Kvarstein, G Pedersen, E Folmo… - Psychology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Mentalization‐based treatment (MBT), originally designed for patients with
borderline personality disorder (BPD), may be particularly indicated for severe conditions …

Vulnerability of personality disorder during the Covid-19 crises–a multicenter survey of treatment experiences among patients referred to treatment

EH Kvarstein, KE Zahl, LI Stänicke… - Nordic Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background The societal shutdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic involved mental health
services for personality disorder (PD) and was introduced from 12 March 2020 in Norway …

Social cognition capacities as predictors of outcome in mentalization-based treatment (MBT)

EH Kvarstein, E Folmo, BT Antonsen… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background Mentalization-based treatment (MBT) is an evidence-based treatment for
borderline personality disorder (BPD). Differences in treatment outcomes related to specific …

Societal costs of personality disorders among treatment-seeking patients in Norway: the relative contribution of specific DSM-5 categories

CA Sveen, G Pedersen, DA Ulvestad, KE Zahl… - European Archives of …, 2024 - Springer
Personality disorders (PDs) are associated with high levels of societal costs, regardless of
whether a single PD or a broad range of PDs have been studied. However, research on the …

Outpatient psychodynamic group psychotherapy–outcomes related to personality disorder, severity, age and gender

EH Kvarstein, O Nordviste, L Dragland… - … and Mental Health, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Outpatient group psychotherapy is frequent within specialist services, recruits a
mixed population, but effects are poorly documented. This study investigates long‐term …

Agency in avoidant personality disorder: a narrative review

AV Weme, KD Sørensen, PE Binder - Frontiers in psychology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objectives Avoidant personality disorder (AvPD) is a highly prevalent personality disorder,
especially in clinical settings, yet scarcely researched. People diagnosed with AvPD have …