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No. 1 (2025)

The Evolving Landscape of BPD Treatments: What GET (Group Experience Therapy) can add up to standardized treatment for BPD

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3280/rpc1-2025oa20419
Submitted
giugno 20, 2025
Published
2025-09-15

Abstract

The clinical management of the borderline personality disorder (BPD), and of emotional dysregulation disorders in general, raises problems both during the diagnostic and the treatment processes. Despite these challenges, clinical experience and the data from the literature make evident that the remission of the symptoms and the recovery from such disorders is now possible, under the condition of being treated with continuity. Various effective therapeutic approaches are available, such as the Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), the Mentalization-based Therapy (MBT), the Transference Focused Therapy (TFP). Of late, although the current body of research remains limited, preliminary evidence suggests that the multilevel experiential approach, Group Experience Therapy (GET) has shown promise in managing emotional dysregulation, reducing suicidal and self-harming behaviors, and enhancing patients’ quality of life. This paper serves as a brief introduction to the model’s rationale.

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