Treatment completion in psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder - a systematic review and meta-analysis

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 327-338

  Barnicot, K ^a   Katsakou, C ^a   Marougka, S ^a   Priebe, S ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Borderline personality disorder; Meta analysis; Patient dropouts; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

BORDERLINE STATE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; LONG-TERM CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUBLICATION BIAS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79954485358     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2010.01652.x     Document Type: Review

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