Evaluation of DBT Compared to Drug Counseling for Opiate Addicts
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Opiate Addiction, Borderline Personality Disorder
In brief
The purpose of this study is to compare a one year treatment program of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) + suboxone for opiate addicted individuals meeting criteria for borderline personality disorder (BPD) to a one year program of standard drug counseling (I/GDC) + suboxone.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00117741
- Run by
- University of Washington
- People needed
- 86
- Starts
- 2004-06-01
- Expected to finish
- 2010-04-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2012-02-02
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 1. Meets SCID-I criteria for opiate dependence. 2. Meets IPDE and SCID criteria for BPD (DSM-IV) 3. Over 18 years old 4. Resides within commuting distance of treatment 5. Consents to outpatient treatment for drug addiction
You may not qualify if…
- 1. Bipolar, Schizophrenia, Schizophreniform, or Schizoaffective Disorders, Psychosis NOS 2. IQ less than 70; life threatening anorexia; current and chronic absence of shelter; impending jail/prison for more than three weeks (problems which by their presence or severity preclude ability to attend or understand treatment and/or requires priority treatment over SUD treatment) 3. Court order to treatment, court order to treatment or to jail, or agency order to treatment or loss of child custody (due to consequent inability to freely drop-out of treatment) 4. Is pregnant, plans to become pregnant during treatment phase, or becomes pregnant before random assignment to study condition 5. Is unable to tolerate suboxone induction phase 6. Is currently stable on methadone 7. Current benzodiazepine use from which the participant is unwilling to taper 8. Refuses: to discontinue current mental health or drug abuse treatment or random assignment.
Where it is running
- University of Washington, Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics — Seattle, Washington, United States
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