Comparing Treatments for Self-Injury and Suicidal Behavior in People With Borderline Personality Disorder

Phase 4 Completed 84 enrolled New York State Psychiatric Institute National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) · collab

RandomizedParallel-groupSingle-blindTreatment

Summary

This study will compare the effectiveness of two treatments, dialectical behavior therapy versus fluoxetine with clinical management, for reducing the risk of self-injury and suicidal behavior in people with borderline personality disorder.

Timeline

Start: 2009-03
Primary completion: 2015-08
Completion: 2015-08

Publications

Witt KG, Hetrick SE, Rajaram G, Hazell P, Taylor Salisbury TL, Townsend E, Hawton K. Psychosocial interventions for self-harm in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Apr 22;4(4):CD013668. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013668.pub2.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Comparator	Fluoxetine	Small molecule	40 mg	—
Comparator	Citalopram	Small molecule	60 mg	—

Comparing Treatments for Self-Injury and Suicidal Behavior in People With Borderline Personality Disorder

Summary

Timeline

Publications

Drugs

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