Effects of Mindfulness Training on Borderline Personality Disorder: Impulsivity Versus Emotional Dysregulation


Por: Farres, CCI, Elices, M, Soler, J, Dominguez-Clave, E, Pomarol-Clotet, E, Salvador, R, Pascual, JC

Publicada: 1 jul 2019
Resumen:
Emotion dysregulation (ED) and impulsivity are the two core characteristics of borderline personality disorder (BPD). Although the mindfulness module of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) has proven effective to treat general BPD symptomatology, no studies have yet been conducted to determine whether mindfulness specifically targets impulsivity and/or ED in patients with BPD. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to examine the impact of mindfulness training on those two characteristics. A clinical sample (n=70) of individuals with BPD were randomized to one of two interventions: DBT mindfulness skills training (DBT-M) or DBT interpersonal effectivenessskills training(DBT-IE). Participants were assessed prior to treatment and at the end of the 10-week training program. Assessment included measures of impulsivity, emotion dysregulation, BPD severity, and mindfulness facets. Our findings showed that impulsivity decreased in the DBT-M group but not in the DBT-IE group. BPD psychopathology and some aspects of ED (e.g., emotional clarity and emotional acceptance) improved in both groups. These results show that the mindfulness module of DBT improves both emotion regulation and impulsivity. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03363230

Filiaciones:
Farres, CCI:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Dept Psychiat, C St Antoni Ma Claret 167, Barcelona 08025, Spain

 Autonomous Univ Barcelona, Dept Psychiat & Forens Med, Barcelona, Spain

Elices, M:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Dept Psychiat, C St Antoni Ma Claret 167, Barcelona 08025, Spain

 Ctr Invest Biomed Red Salud Mental CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain

Soler, J:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Dept Psychiat, C St Antoni Ma Claret 167, Barcelona 08025, Spain

 Ctr Invest Biomed Red Salud Mental CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain

Dominguez-Clave, E:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Dept Psychiat, C St Antoni Ma Claret 167, Barcelona 08025, Spain

Pomarol-Clotet, E:
 Ctr Invest Biomed Red Salud Mental CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain

 FIDMAG Germanes Hosp Res Fdn, Barcelona, Spain

Salvador, R:
 Ctr Invest Biomed Red Salud Mental CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain

 FIDMAG Germanes Hosp Res Fdn, Barcelona, Spain

Pascual, JC:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Dept Psychiat, C St Antoni Ma Claret 167, Barcelona 08025, Spain

 Ctr Invest Biomed Red Salud Mental CIBERSAM, Madrid, Spain
ISSN: 18688527





Mindfulness
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Tipo de documento: Article
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WOS Id: 000470836600005

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