The neglect of treatment-construct validity in psychotherapy research: a systematic review of comparative RCTs of psychotherapy for Borderline Personality Disorder

Table 2 Treatment integrity as assessed in eight RCTs which compare different forms of psychological treatments for Borderline Personality Disorder

	Adherence monitored by supervisors	Evidence of adherence	Evidence of differentiation	Treatment Integrity Index (TII)
DBT-o vs. CCT	1	0	0	.25
DBT vs. CVT + 12S	1	0	0	.25
SFT vs. TFP	1	1	1	.75
DBT vs. CTBE	0	0	0	.00
TFP vs. DBT vs. SPT	1	0	0	.25
MBT vs. SCM	1	1	0	.50
DBT vs. GPM	1	1	1	.75
TFP vs. Exp	0	0	0	.00

1 = true for both TPs; 0 = not true for both TPs. The scores for each item were added and divided by 4, resulting in a TII that may range from 0 to 1
CCT Client-Centered Therapy, CTBE Community Treatment by Experts, CVT-12S Comprehensive Validation Therapy combined with a 12 step program, DBT Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT-o DBT-oriented therapy, a modified form of DBT, Exp Experienced community psychotherapists, GPM General Psychiatric Management, MBT Mentalization-Based Treatment, SCM Structural Clinical Management, SFT Schema-Focused Therapy, SPT Supportive Psychodynamic Therapy, TFP Transference-Focused Psychotherapy

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