Application and Evaluation of Transference Focused Psychotherapy Modified for Adolescents

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-10-31

Study Completion Date

2009-12-31

Brief Summary

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Normal adolescence requires a successful resolution of identity crisis, which results in the development of satisfying relationships, success in school/work pursuits, and achievement of personal goals. Adolescents, who do not resolve this crisis, are at high risk for problems in those areas of functioning. Transference Focused Psychotherapy for Adolescents (TFP-A) is a treatment that specifically addresses these issues, permitting adolescents to develop satisfying friendships, more appropriate interactions with authority, and achieve realistic life goals.

This study will evaluate the application of TFP-A, (a empirically validated treatment for adults with identity disturbance), to adolescents exhibiting the same behavioral and identity pathology. Subjects will be females; ages 14-21, with behaviors associated with identity problems, interpersonal difficulties with teachers, parents and/or peers, and live with their families. These adolescents will be randomly assigned to one of two treatment cells, TFP-A or Treatment as Usual (TAU). Subjects in TFP-A will receive weekly individual therapy for six months. The TAU group will receive standard individual therapy in the Outpatient Department. Both will receive medication as necessary. All subjects will participate in initial, weekly, and bi-monthly assessments during the six-month treatment period, and participate in a naturalistic follow-up study for an additional six months.

Hypothesis:

Adolescents with identity problems as seen in interpersonal, school, and/or family difficulties in the Transference Focused Psychotherapy for Adolescents (TFP-A) group will reduce these problem behaviors and improve management of their feelings and moods compared to adolescents with identity problems in the treatment as usual control group (TAU).

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Identity Pathology Behavior Problems

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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TFP-A

Specific aspects of TFP-A involve the setting up of a treatment contract/collaboration between patient and therapist to deal with the likely threats both to the treatment and to the patient's well being that may occur in the course of the treatment. After the behavioral symptoms of identity pathology are contained through structure and limit setting, the psychological structure that is believed to be the core of identity pathology are analyzed. In particular, treatment would involve the family in setting up the contract parameters, provide a psychoeducational component to the family and patient, inclusion of school personnel as appropriate to reinforce contract parameters, place an emphasis on the technique of clarification to understand specific emotional states.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Psychotherapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Individual psychotherapy with parent collateral/psychoeducation as necessary.

Control

The Control Group is treatment as usual in the outpatient clinic. Treatment in this arm will be carried out by therapists in the Outpatient Department. Treatment will be determined by the therapist(s) and carried out according to their particular orientation and their assessment of patient's needs. It is expected based on clinic data that the majority of patients will be seen at least one time per week.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Individual Psychotherapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Individual psychotherapy and family interventions (as needed)

Interventions

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Psychotherapy

Individual psychotherapy with parent collateral/psychoeducation as necessary.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Individual Psychotherapy

Individual psychotherapy and family interventions (as needed)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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TFP-A Transference Focused Psychotherapy for Adolescents

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Female Adolescents, ages 14-21
2. A score of five out of nine critical items on the Borderline Personality Disorder Dimension Interview Scale.
3. Have interpersonal difficulties in school, family, and/or peer functioning.
4. Live at home with family.
5. Willingness to attend evaluation sessions and weekly, individual therapy.

Exclusion Criteria

1. The presence of psychosis, substance dependence, non-verbal learning disability, antisocial behavior, and/or primary diagnoses of eating disorder, bipolar disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
2. The need for hospitalization for symptom management.
3. Significant cognitive impairment (Full Scale IQ \<85).
4. The presence of a life-threatening medical illness.

Minimum Eligible Age

14 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

21 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No