Borderline personality disorder Athens study: a quasi-experimental pragmatic trial for the assessment of a public, psychodynamic, stepped care service for borderline personality disorder patients

BackgroundBorderline personality disorder (BPD) is a common mental disorder that severely impairs patients’ psychosocial functioning and quality of life and results in prolonged use of health services. Although psychotherapy is recommended as the most effective treatment for patients with BPD, their...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Psychiatry
Main Authors:	Ioannis Malogiannis, Lida Anagnostaki, Maria Aspradaki, Panagiotis Aristotelidis, Katerina Karambela, Maria Amperiadou, Vasiliki Efthymiou, Phaithra Kriezi, Ioanna Theodoridou, Pentagiotissa Stefanatou, George Konstantakopoulos, Kyriakos Souliotis, Lily E. Peppou, Eleni Giannoulis
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-07-01
Subjects:	borderline personality disorder naturalistic design stepped care psychodynamic effectiveness cost evaluation
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1493265/full