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Effectiveness of psychosocial treatments on suicidality in personality disorders
1Head, Borderline Personality Disorder Clinic, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario.
Objective:
Axis II disorders, particularly borderline personality disorder, are highly associated with suicidal behaviours. This paper aims to evaluate treatment of suicidality in borderline personality disorder.
Method:
Systematic review of the empirical literature on the clinical effectiveness of psychosocial treatments in reducing suicidal behaviours in patients with personality disorders. A summary of empirical findings is presented, and recommendations for clinical practice are offered.
Results:
While there is currently a dearth of well-controlled treatment trials, interest in this field of research is growing, and several recent randomized controlled trials support the effectiveness of certain interventions.
Conclusion:
Several different types of psychosocial interventions are associated with reductions in suicidal behaviour.
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