Recovery from disability for individuals with borderline personality disorder: a feasibility trial of DBT-ACES.

Objectives: Employment and recovery can be difficult goals to reach for individuals with severe borderline personality disorder, even for those who have successfully completed dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and are no longer in crisis. This study examined the feasibility of DBT-Accepting the Challenges of Exiting the System (DBT-ACES), a follow-up to standard DBT (SDBT).

Methods: A pre-post evaluation was conducted of the outcomes for 30 clients with borderline personality disorder who entered DBT-ACES during the study period (April 2000 to June 2005).