Impact of Mindful Self-Compassion Therapy on Self Harm Behaviors, Emotional Regulation and Quality of Life Among Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder

Impact of Mindful Self-Compassion Therapy on Self Harm Behaviors, Emotional Regulation and Quality of Life Among Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The primary purpose of the study is to investigate whether Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) therapy can significantly reduce self-harm behaviors, improve emotional regulation, and enhance the quality of life in individuals diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). The study aims to contribute to the existing literature by providing robust evidence on the efficacy of MSC therapy for BPD, which could inform clinical practices and improve treatment outcomes

The current quantitative study will be carried out in two phases. A cross-sectional survey will assess quality of life, emotional regulation, psychological distress, self-harm behaviors, social support, and state of mindfulness during the first phase. A randomized controlled trial (RCT) will be done during the second phase where patients with Borderline Personality Disorder who are identified with psychological distress, low level of social support, and quality of life, will be categorized into two groups i.e. waitlist control group and intervention group through the process of randomization. Then Mindful Self Compassion therapy would be applied to participants in the intervention group. The control group is the waitlist control group so initially no intervention will be given to participants in the control group but the intervention will be given to the control group participants once the study is completed. The Mindful Self Compassion therapy would be implemented on participants using individual and in-person modes. The pre-and post-assessment will be done at Times 1 and 2 within and between control and interventional groups. After doing post-assessment the difference between pre and post-assessment will be compared to explore the efficacy of Mindful Self Compassion Therapy in patients with borderline personality.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 1. First time diagnosed non-hospitalized patients of Borderline Personality Disorder.

  2. Patients of Borderline Personality Disorder experiencing psychological distress,low level of quality of life, social support, emotional dysregulation would be included.

  3. Borderline Personality Disorder patients with age 18 years and above (both gender) from outpatient department (OPD) 4. Borderline personality patients who would be able to understand Urdu language and can give the informed consent

• Exclusion criteria

The study would have the following exclusion criteria:

1. Hospitalized patients of Borderline Personality
2. Patients with Borderline Personality having other chronic co-morbid diseases such as cancer, cognitive deficits, and other chronic psychological disorders.
3. Patients with Borderline Personality younger than 18 years of age