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• TITLE: Borderline Personality Disorders by Dialectical Therapy

  AUTHORS: Nadia Khalid Al-Khalidi, Hamad Al-Tayyar

  KEYWORDS: Borderline Personality Disorders, Dialectical Therapy, Kuwait

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Behavioral and Brain Science, Vol.11 No.12, December 17, 2021

  ABSTRACT: This study aimed to discover the possibility of reducing the symptoms of borderline personality disorders (BPD) through the dialectical treatment of a sample group of individuals with BPD in Kuwait. To achieve this objective, a quasi-experimental approach was applied by dividing the study sample into two groups; the control group consisted of 75 individuals and the experimental group consisted of 75 individuals. In addition, a borderline personality disorder scale and program were developed based on American psychologist Marsha Linehan’s rules of dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT). Among the results, the study found statistically significant differences between members of the two groups due to the use of the counseling program based on dialectical treatment. This indicates a positive effect of using the counseling program to reduce the level of BPD among the members of the study sample, in favor of the experimental group.