ERGT for Women Engaging in NSSI - an Effectiveness Study

Emotion Regulation Group Therapy (ERGT) for Women Engaging in Non-suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) - an Effectiveness Study

The primary aim is to investigate the effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Group Therapy (ERGT) for women who self-harm in ordinary psychiatric outpatient health care.

Inclusion Criteria:

• NSSI a minimum of three times in the last six months
• Meets at least three criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder according to DSM-IV-TR
• Contact with an other individual therapist, psychiatrist, "case manager" or equal

Exclusion Criteria:

• Insertion/withdrawal of psychopharmacological substances within two months prior to the treatment
• Other acute primary axis I diagnosis (e.g. anorexia nervosa) that demand treatment in first hand
• Bipolar disorder I or primary psychosis
• Current substance dependence (the last month)
• Current life circumstances that would hinder the treatment (i.e. ongoing domestic abuse)
• Insufficient Swedish language skills
• Cocurrent treatment with Mentalization based therapy (MBT) or Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT)