Status:
COMPLETED
Hope for the Chronically Suicidal Patient
Lead Sponsor:
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Collaborating Sponsors:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Unity Health Toronto
Conditions:
Borderline Personality Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical and cost effectiveness of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for chronically suicidal behavior in individuals diagnosed with borderline personality di...
Detailed Description
Suicide, a major cause of death worldwide, is a serious public health problem. Forty percent of individuals who commit suicide meet diagnostic criteria for a personality disorder and an even higher pe...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Meet DSM-IV criteria for BPD
- Between 18-60 years of age
- Have had two parasuicide episodes in the past five years with one occurring in the past 3 months
- Have had OHIP coverage for 1 year or more
- Literate in English
- Provide informed consent to participate in the study
Exclusion
- Current active substance dependence disorder
- Psychotic disorder,bipolar I disorder, or dementia
- Evidence of an organic brain syndrome or mental retardation
- A chronic or serious physical health problem that will require hospitalization within the next year (e.g. cancer)
- A medical condition that would preclude the psychiatric medication regimen in the GPM condition
- Definite plans to leave the province in the next 2 years
- Currently engaged in DBT or GPM at St. Michael's Hospital
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2002
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
180 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00154154
Start Date
October 1 2002
End Date
April 1 2009
Last Update
December 12 2012
Active Locations (2)
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1
St Michael's Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 1W8
2
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 2S1