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

Table 3 The analysis of alternative treatment contrasts in eight comparative RCTs of treatments for Borderline Personality Disorder

Treatment contrast	DBT-o vs. CCT	DBT vs. CVT	SFT vs. TFP	DBT vs. CTBE	TFP vs DBT vs. SPT	MBT vs. SCM	DBT vs. GPM	TFP vs. Exp.
Therapist experience	0	-	0	1	-	0	0	0
Dosage	0	1	-	1	-	0	1	1
Supervision	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
BPD-specific rationale	1	0	0	-	0	1	0	-
Empathy, validation, support	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	-
Medication	-	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Researcher allegiance	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1
Number of eliminated contrasts	4	4	4	0	3	4	6	2
ATCI	.57	.57	.57	.00	.43	.57	.86	.29

0 = no evidence of a difference; 1 = evidence of a difference; - = no data reported
ATCI Alternative Treatment Contrast Index
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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