Treating Avoidant Personality Disorder With Combined Individual Metacognitive Interpersonal Therapy and Group Mentalization-Based Treatment: A Pilot Study
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Avoidant personality disorder (AvPD) is a severe but understudied condition. The current pilot project reports data on acceptability and outcomes of a novel treatment combining biweekly individual metacognitive interpersonal therapy (MIT) and weekly mentalization-based therapy (MBT) group therapy. A total of 30 patients with AvPD were consecutively included in the program. The primary outcome was AvPD-specific personality functioning measured by self-report after treatment. Secondary outcomes were symptom distress, interpersonal problems, quality of life, and psychosocial functioning. Twenty-two patients completed treatment, with a mean duration of 13 months. On the primary outcome, effect sizes were generally moderate to large (effect size range: 0.59–1.10). On secondary outcomes, effect sizes were large (effect size range: 0.77–2.3). Both in terms of acceptability and outcomes, results are promising for the combination of MIT and MBT for AvPD. The approach is a strong candidate for further investigation in future large-scale randomized controlled trial.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease |
Volume | 210 |
Issue number | 3 |
Pages (from-to) | 163-171 |
ISSN | 0022-3018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2022 |
- Faculty of Social Sciences - Avoidant personality disorder, social avoidance, metacognitive interpersonal therapy
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