Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing with and without Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Comorbid Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms: A Randomised Controlled Trial.

Introduction: Comorbidity between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and borderline personality disorder (BPD) is prevalent. Despite evidence-based therapies, high rates of non-response and dropout persist. This study therefore aimed to examine whether the concurrent application of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) for PTSD and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) for BPD yields better results than EMDR alone.

Predictors of treatment attendance in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder and comorbid personality disorders.

Introduction: High dropout and low treatment attendance rates among patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and personality disorders (PDs) continue to pose a significant challenge. Despite numerous studies focusing on enhancing treatment attendance, the identification of consistent and reliable predictors in patients with PTSD and comorbid PDs remains limited.

Objectives: This study aims to investigate a wide range of potential predictors of treatment attendance, encompassing demographic, patient-severity, treatment, and therapist-related variables in patients with PTSD and comorbid borderline and/or cluster C PDs.

A network perspective on posttraumatic stress disorder and comorbid borderline personality disorder symptoms.

Comorbidity between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and borderline personality disorder (BPD) is surrounded by diagnostic controversy and although various effective treatments exist, dropout and nonresponse are high. By estimating the network structure of comorbid PTSD and BPD symptoms, the current study illustrates how the network perspective offers tools to tackle these challenges. The sample comprised of 154 patients with a PTSD diagnosis and BPD symptoms, assessed by clinician-administered interviews.

Preconception Expanded Carrier Screening: A Discourse Analysis of Dutch Webpages.

Preconception expanded carrier screening (PECS) informs prospective parents about the risk of conceiving a child with a heritable genetic condition. PECS will also, for many, become an important screening test, and websites will likely play a vital role in providing information on this practice. The aim of this article is to examine rationalities in the information on PECS on Dutch websites.