@article{ref1,
title="Treatment preference among suicidal and self-injuring women with borderline personality disorder and PTSD",
journal="Journal of clinical psychology (Hoboken)",
year="2013",
author="Harned, Melanie S. and Tkachuck, Mathew A. and Youngberg, Kelly A.",
volume="69",
number="7",
pages="749-761",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: This study examined treatment preferences among suicidal and self-injuring women with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and PTSD. METHOD: Women (N = 42, M(age) = 34) with BPD, PTSD and recent intentional self-injury were evaluated upon entry into a psychotherapy outcome study. RESULTS: The majority preferred a combined dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and prolonged exposure (PE) treatment (73.8%), followed by DBT alone (26.2%), and PE alone (0%). Women who preferred the combined treatment were more likely to report a desire to obtain relief from PTSD and to receive specific DBT and PE treatment components as reasons underlying this preference. Few women (21.4%) reported concerns about PE, but those who did were more likely to prefer DBT alone. More severe PTSD re-experiencing symptoms, a childhood index trauma, and less reduction in positive affect after a trauma interview predicted a preference for the combined treatment. CONCLUSIONS: These results may help to inform treatment for these complex patients.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0021-9762",
doi="10.1002/jclp.21943",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jclp.21943"
}