STEPPS group treatment for borderline personality disorder in The Netherlands

Systems Training for Emotional Predictability and Problem Solving (STEPPS) is a new cognitive group treatment for outpatients with borderline personality disorder. The English and Dutch language literature was reviewed on the STEPPS program. STEPPS was introduced in The Netherlands in 1998 under the...

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Published in:Annals of clinical psychiatry 2006-01, Vol.18 (1), p.63-67
Main Authors: Van Wel, Bas, Kockmann, Ina, Blum, Nancee, Pfohl, Bruce, Black, Donald W, Heesterman, Wilma
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Affect
Ambulatory Care
Borderline Personality Disorder - diagnosis
Borderline Personality Disorder - psychology
Borderline Personality Disorder - therapy
Cognitive Therapy
Humans
Netherlands
Pilot Projects
Problem Solving
Psychotherapy, Group
Systems Theory
Treatment Outcome
United States
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Summary:Systems Training for Emotional Predictability and Problem Solving (STEPPS) is a new cognitive group treatment for outpatients with borderline personality disorder. The English and Dutch language literature was reviewed on the STEPPS program. STEPPS was introduced in The Netherlands in 1998 under the acronym VERS. Reasons for its rapid dissemination throughout Holland include a user-friendly manual, its 20-week duration, ability to maintain the patient's current treatment team, and ease of therapist training. Two pilot studies, one in the US and one in The Netherlands, suggest its efficacy. Randomized controlled trials are now underway. STEPPS has become widespread in The Netherlands, and is now being modified for other settings, such as programs for adolescents.
ISSN:1040-1237
1547-3325
1573-3238
DOI:10.1080/10401230500464760