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[A multi-centre ROM study of the Guideline-Informed Treatment for Personality Disorders]
Tijdschrift Voor Psychiatrie
|September 27, 2023
Summary
Guideline-Informed Treatment for Personality Disorders (GIT-PD) shows significant improvements in symptom burden and personality functioning. These findings provide the first evidence for the efficacy of this widely used treatment framework.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
- Mental Health Services Research
Context:
- The Guideline-Informed Treatment for Personality Disorders (GIT-PD) is a prevalent treatment framework in the Netherlands and Belgium.
- Limited empirical evidence existed regarding the efficacy of GIT-PD for personality disorders.
Purpose:
- To evaluate the effectiveness of the Guideline-Informed Treatment for Personality Disorders (GIT-PD) in improving patient outcomes.
- To provide the first evidence-based assessment of GIT-PD's efficacy.
Summary:
- An observational cohort study analyzed Routine Outcome Monitoring data from 470 patients across four institutions.
- Significant improvements were observed in both symptom burden (using BSI/OQ-45) and personality functioning (using SIPP-SF).
- Effect sizes for symptom burden reduction ranged from d = 0.55 to 1.05, indicating moderate to large effects.
Impact:
- Treatment outcomes for GIT-PD align with those of specialized personality disorder treatments.
- Findings support the clinical utility of GIT-PD and suggest potential areas for program enhancement (intensity, structure, coherence).
- This study establishes a foundation for further research into GIT-PD and its application in personality disorder care.
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