A Feasibility Study of DBT-SE for PD
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A Feasibility Study of Dialectical Behavioural Therapy Skills for Employment (DBT-SE) for Individuals with Difficulties Consistent with a Personality Disorder (PD)
IRAS ID
190743
Contact name
Janet Feigenbaum
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
North East London NHS Foundation Trust
ISRCTN Number
ISRCTN13122605
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 7 months, 30 days
Research summary
In January 2013, 1.43 million people in the UK were in receipt of incapacity benefit, many with mental health difficulties. There is a complex relationship between employment and mental health; poor mental health predicts unemployment, whilst employment leads to improvements in mental wellbeing. Therefore, assisting people with mental health difficulties to obtain and retain employment is a priority for the NHS and social care organizations.\n\nPersonality disorder (PD) is a mental illness characterised by intense emotional responses and impulsive high-risk behaviours. PD individuals have difficulties developing and sustaining interpersonal relationships, necessary for both wellbeing and employment. Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based treatment for PD, recommended by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE). Two pilot studies conducted in the USA suggest that DBT may be effective in assisting those with a PD into employment. \n\nThe current study sits within a larger programme grant (RP-PG-1212-20011) funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The aim of this research programme is to prepare people with difficulties consistent with a PD, for employment by targeting areas of difficulty such as managing intense emotions, problematic interpersonal relationships, self-criticism and poor self-management through the development and evaluation of a new intervention based on the principles and techniques of Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT). The intervention will focus on the application of new skills for managing emotions and relationships in the workplace, and aims to increase employment and wellbeing for individuals with difficulties consistent with a personality disorder (PD).\n
REC name
London - Harrow Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/LO/0227
Date of REC Opinion
11 Mar 2016
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion