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  • Title: Treating co-occurring first-episode psychosis and borderline personality: a pilot randomized controlled trial.
    Author: Gleeson JF, Chanen A, Cotton SM, Pearce T, Newman B, McCutcheon L.
    Journal: Early Interv Psychiatry; 2012 Feb; 6(1):21-9. PubMed ID: 22379625.
    Abstract:
    AIM: First-episode psychosis and borderline personality disorder are severe mental disorders that have their onset in youth. Their co-occurrence is clinically well recognized, is associated with significant risks and is complex to treat. Yet, there is no published specific intervention for this problem. This study reports a pilot randomized controlled trial comparing combined specialist first-episode treatment plus specialist early intervention for borderline personality, entitled Helping Young People Early, with specialist first-episode treatment alone. We aimed to evaluate the safety and feasibility of adding early intervention for borderline personality. METHODS: The study investigated the safety of specialist first-episode treatment plus specialist early intervention for borderline personality in relation to deterioration in psychosis, aggression, self-harm and suicidality, and feasibility in relation to the completion of therapy phases. Sixteen patients meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition-Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) criteria for first-episode psychosis and borderline personality (four or more DSM-IV criteria) were randomized either to specialist first-episode treatment alone or specialist first-episode treatment plus specialist early intervention for borderline personality and were followed up at the end of treatment and 6 months later. RESULTS: The results showed that it was feasible to recruit and assess a high risk and complex group of patients who were agreeable to study participation. Specialist first-episode treatment plus specialist early intervention for borderline personality was an acceptable and safe treatment. CONCLUSION: A larger-scale randomized controlled trial of early intervention for borderline personality for young first-episode psychosis patients with co-occurring full or subsyndromal borderline personality is warranted.
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