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Mindfulness skills in borderline personality disorder patients during dialectical behavior therapy: Preliminary results 자세히보기
  • 자료유형학술지논문
  • 저자명Perroud, N.,Nicastro, R.,Jermann, F.,Huguelet, P.
  • 학회/출판사/기관명Informa Healthcare
  • 출판년도2012
  • 언어영어
  • 학술지명/학위논문주기INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
  • 발행사항Vol.16No.3[2012]_x000D_
  • ISBN/ISSN1365-1501
  • 소개/요약One of the components of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is the use of mindfulness skills as a core component of treatment for subjects with borderline personality disorder (BPD). In this study, we investigated changes in and correlates of mindfulness skills over a 1-year follow-up including a 4-week session of intensive DBT followed by 10 months of standard DBT. Fifty-two BPD subjects were assessed several times using the Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills (KIMS) which describes mindfulness in four discrete dimensions: observing (Obs), describing (Des), acting with awareness (AwA) and accepting without judgment (AwJ). AwJ was the only dimension that increased significantly over time after adjustment for potential confounding factors (β = 0.24; P = 0.0002). Increases in AwJ correlated with improvement in BPD symptoms. This study highlights the usefulness of investigating changes in mindfulness dimensions during DBT. AwJ is a possible mechanism for positive change. Encouraging this skill should lead to a more adaptive response to problematic situations and counteract impulsive and problematic behaviors. The lack of specific control groups means that these findings are preliminary and replication is required.