STEPPS: A Viable Supplement to Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder
June 25, 2009 Psychiatric Times. NEWS STEPPS: A Viable Supplement to Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder by T. M. Ness, MD Dr Ness is a psychiatrist currently practicing in California. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two randomized controlled trials have shown the Systems Training for Emotional Predictability and Problem Solving (STEPPS) program to be effective in reducing the intensity of core aspects of borderline personality disorder (BPD), Dr Donald Black and social worker Nancee Blum announced at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association held recently in San Francisco. Black summarized, “Data from several studies show that STEPPS reduced global severity as rated by clinicians and patients, borderline personality disorder symptoms, and depressive symptoms." STEPPS is a 20-week, manual-based, psychoeducational group treatment that combines skills training with cognitive-behavioral techniques. It includes