Efficacy
Fonagy, Bateman, and colleagues have done extensive outcome research on MBT for borderline personality disorder and the results have compared favorably with existing treatments. The lasting efficacy of MBT was demonstrated in an 8-year follow-up of MBT versus treatment as usual. Similar results were found in a 18-month follow-up study in which subjects were randomly assigned to an MBT treatment condition versus a Structured Clinical Management (SCM) treatment. (See below)
Randomized Controlled Trial of Outpatient Mentalization-Based Treatment Versus Structured Clinical Management for Borderline Personality Disorder. Am J Psychiatry 2009; 166:1355–1364.
8-Year Follow-Up of Patients Treated for Borderline Personality Disorder: Mentalization-Based Treatment Versus Treatment as Usual. Am J Psychiatry 2008; 165:631-638.
Treatment of borderline personality disorder with psychoanalytically oriented partial hospitalization: an 18-month follow-up. Am J Psychiatry. 2001 Nov;158(11):1932-3.
Effectiveness of partial hospitalization in the treatment of borderline personality disorder: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Psychiatry. 2001 Nov;158(11):1932-3.
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