Mentalization-based treatment in groups for adolescents with borderline personality disorder (BPD) or subthreshold BPD versus treatment as usual (M-GAB): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Assessments administered at baseline and each follow-up point throughout the trial

Assessment points	Outcome and mediational self-report measures	Expert ratings and clinician-administered measures
Baseline	Patient: BPFS-C, YSR, BDI-Y RTSHIA, ECR-R, IPPA-R, RFQ-Y Parent: CBCL, BPFS-P	Patient: C-GAS, ZAN-BPD
10 weeks, 20 weeks, 30 weeks	Patient: BPFS-C, YSR, BDI-Y RTSHIA, ECR-R, IPPA-R, RFQ-Y Parent: CBCL, BPFS-P
Discharge	Patient: BPFS-C, YSR, BDI-Y, RTSHIA, ECR-R, IPPA-R, RFQ-Y. Parent: CBCL, BPFS-P	Patient: C-GAS, ZAN-BPD

BPFS-C Borderline Personality Features Scale for Children, YSR Youth Self-Report, BDI-Y Becks Depression Inventory for Youth, RTSHIA Risk-Taking and Self-Harm Inventory for adolescents, ECR-R Experience of Close Relationships Inventory-Revised, IPPA-R Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment–Revised, RFQ-Y Reflective Function Questionnaire for Youth, C-GAS Children's Global Assessment Scale, ZAN-BPD Zanarini Rating Scale for Borderline Personality Disorder

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