RT Journal Article
T1 Efficacy of cognitive rehabilitation on psychosocial functioning in Borderline Personality Disorder: a randomized controlled trial
A1 Pascual, Juan C.
A1 Palomares Mora, Nerea
A1 Ibáñez, Ángela
A1 Portella, Maria J.
A1 Arza, Rocío
A1 Reyes, Raquel
A1 Feliu-Soler, Albert
A1 Díaz Marsa, Marina Francisca
A1 Saiz-Ruiz, Jerónimo
A1 Soler, Joaquim
A1 Carrasco Perera, José Luis
AB Background: Follow-up studies revealed that subjects with borderline personality disorder (BPD) present high rates of clinical remission, although psychosocial functioning often remains impaired. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a cognitive rehabilitation intervention versus a psychoeducational program on psychosocial functioning in subjects with BPD. Methods: A multicenter, randomized, and positive-controlled clinical trial was conducted. Seventy outpatients with BPD were randomized to cognitive rehabilitation or psychoeducational group interventions. Participants were evaluated after completion of the intervention period (16 weeks) and after the follow-up period (6 months). Psychosocial functioning, clinical and neuropsychological outcomes were evaluated. Results: No main effects of group or group x time were observed on functionality but a significant effect of time was found. Post-hoc analyses showed that only cognitive rehabilitation increased psychosocial functioning significantly at endpoint. Psychoeducation showed a significant enhancement of depressive symptoms. Conclusions: Cognitive rehabilitation and psychoeducational interventions appeared to show good efficacy in improving disabilities in daily life in subjects with BPD. These interventions are easily implemented in mental health settings and have the advantage of improving general functioning and clinical symptoms.
PB Springer Nature
SN 1471-244X
YR 2015
FD 2015-10-21
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/131257
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/131257
LA eng
NO Pascual JC, Palomares N, Ibáñez Á, Portella MJ, Arza R, Reyes R, et al. Efficacy of cognitive rehabilitation on psychosocial functioning in Borderline Personality Disorder: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry 2015;15:255. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-015-0640-5.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 25 feb 2026