| Abstract: | The treatment of patients with personality disorders remains a challenging endeavor. The influence of paranoid, borderline, and dependent personality disorders on 154 patients' responses to an intensive group-oriented evening treatment program was investigated. Possible mediating effects of patient psychological mindedness and work were also investigated. Postsessional work ratings were provided by patients, therapists, and other patients for a small insight-oriented group. Benefit was assessed by using general impressions of overall usefulness, provided by patients and therapists. Results indicated that psychological mindedness had a differential influence on work and outcome for the 3 disorders, but work was related to outcome regardless of the disorders. Implications and limitations of the study are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
