Effect of 3 Forms of Early Intervention for Young People With Borderline Personality Disorder The MOBY Randomized Clinical Trial

Abstract

Importance: Clinical trials have neither focused on early intervention for psychosocial impairment nor on the contribution of components of borderline personality disorder (BPD) treatment beyond individual psychotherapy. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of 3 early interventions for BPD of differing complexity. Design, Settings, and Participants: This single-blinded randomized clinical trial recruited young people between March 17, 2011, and September 30, 2015, into parallel groups. The study took place at 2 government-funded mental health services for young people in Melbourne, Australia. Inclusion criteria were age 15 to 25 years (inclusive), recent DSM-IV-TR BPD diagnosis, and neve..