A 28-year-old woman with borderline personality disorder frequently attends A&E with self-harm. She has an intense fear of abandonment. Which therapy ...

Question

A 28-year-old woman with borderline personality disorder frequently attends A&E with self-harm. She has an intense fear of abandonment. Which therapy has the best evidence base for borderline personality disorder?

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Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT)

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Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

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Psychoanalysis

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Supportive therapy

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Family therapy

MCQ (SBA): Borderline Personality Disorder

A 28-year-old woman with borderline personality disorder frequently attends A&E with self-harm. She has an intense fear of abandonment. Which therapy has the best evidence base for borderline personality disorder?