What predicts psychosocial functioning in borderline personality disorder? Investigating the association with reflective functioning.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with functioning in participants with and without borderline personality disorder (BPD). In particular, we were interested whether mentalizing and related social cognitive capacities, as factors of internal functioning, are important in predicting psychosocial functioning, in addition to other psychopathological and sociodemographic factors.

Method: This is a cross-sectional study with N = 53 right-handed females with and without BPD, without significant differences in age, IQ, and socioeconomic status, who completed semi-structured diagnostic and self-report measures of social cognition.

Internet interventions for perfectionism: a meta-analysis and proposals for the college setting.

ObjectiveSuh et al (2019) found that treatments for perfectionism, even online, reduce perfectionism and concomitant psychopathology. This meta-analysis investigated the efficacy of Internet interventions and psychotherapeutic interventions for perfectionism as potential tools for overburdened college counseling centers where perfectionism is particularly prevalent. : PubMed, MEDLINE, and PsycINFO were searched for relevant treatment studies.

Validation of computerized reflective function: A replication study.

The Reflective Function (RF) Scale is the original validated measure of mentalizing, applied to Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) transcripts. This study aimed to replicate the preliminary validation of Computerized RF (CRF), a computerized text analysis measure of RF. 49 women with borderline personality disorder (BPD;  = 20) and without ( = 29) completed diagnostic interviews and the AAI.

A meta-analysis of treatment as usual for borderline personality disorder.

In the era of evidence-based medicine, "treatment as usual" (TAU) for borderline personality disorder (BPD) is often considered ineffective or even iatrogenic. To evaluate the effects of TAU, this meta-analysis examined published data from the TAU arms of randomized controlled trials of manualized psychotherapies for BPD. Studies were selected through a comprehensive bibliographic search.

Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder: Is Supply Adequate to Meet Public Health Needs?

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the supply of and demand for treatment of borderline personality disorder (BPD) to inform current standards of care and training in the context of available resources worldwide.

Methods: The total supply of mental health professionals and mental health professionals certified in specialist evidence-based treatments for BPD was estimated for 22 countries by using data from publicly available sources and training programs. BPD prevalence and treatment-seeking rates were drawn from large-scale national epidemiological studies.