2 - (3-MIN 1) Brief Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder

Aim: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a prevalent, debilitating condition associated with significant psychosocial impairment. While the standard Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is a specialised therapy for BPD, its multicomponent and resource-intensive nature poses implementation difficulties in middle-income countries like India. Brief version of DBT skills training (DBT-ST) with culturally informed modifications, delivered in group format, has emerged in Asian literature as an efficacious and feasible treatment option. This has scarcely been researched in the Indian context, given the challenges associated with group work and the risk posed by relying solely on group sessions. Thus, the present study aims to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and utility of 12-15 weeks of modified standard DBT for patients with BPD in an Indian tertiary outpatient care.

Methods: A single-arm open trial of brief DBT-ST based on Soler’s (2009) schedule, along with 3 individual therapy sessions and weekly telephone coaching, is provided in a hybrid (online/offline) group format to 19 participants diagnosed with BPD without suicidal intent. Feasibility is assessed through attendance rates, dropout rates, and the frequency of additional individual sessions or crisis calls. Acceptability is assessed through participants’ feedback at the end of the intervention. Utility of the intervention is assessed by comparing participants’ baseline scores on borderline symptoms and emotion dysregulation with post-intervention assessment scores.
Results and

Discussion: Sample consists of 19 participants (4 male, 15 females) aged 20-36 years (M = 26.2). This is an ongoing study; results will be discussed in the presentation.