Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Efficacy of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Borderline Personality Disorder: a Randomized, Double Blind Clinical Trial.
Brief Summary: Borderline Personality Disorder (BDP) is a serious mental disorder that affects about 1-2% of the general population, and it is characterized by severe psychosocial impairment and a high mortality rate due to suicide. Currently, the most effective treatments for BPD are psychotherapy (cognitive behavior therapy - CBT -) and pharmacotherapy (often as an important adjunctive role, especially for diminution of symptoms such as affective instability, impulsivity, psychotic-like symptoms and self-destructive behavior). Nevertheless, although several drugs are used in these patients, these drugs induce an improvement of some symptoms but do not cause the remission of BPD. Thus, identification of novel treatments is needed.

The objective of this study is to examine the efficacy of Omacor® ( a mixture of omega-3-acid ethyl esters: eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) ) for BDP patients receiving CBT. Patients with BDP will be randomly allocated to the three arms of the study: 1- CBT+placebo, 2- CBT+Omacor 1680 mg/d, 3- CBT+Omacor 3360 mg/d. Follow up will last for 12 weeks. Assessment of affective symptoms, impulsivity and aggressivity will be carried out at baseline and at 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 weeks.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Meet DSM-IV criteria for BPD
* Between 18-60 years of age
* Have had two parasuicide episodes in the past five years with one occurring in the past 3 months
* Have had OHIP coverage for 1 year or more
* Literate in English
* Provide informed consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* Current active substance dependence disorder
* Psychotic disorder,bipolar I disorder, or dementia
* Evidence of an organic brain syndrome or mental retardation
* A chronic or serious physical health problem that will require hospitalization within the next year (e.g. cancer)
* A medical condition that would preclude the psychiatric medication regimen in the GPM condition
* Definite plans to leave the province in the next 2 years
* Currently engaged in DBT or GPM at St. Michael's Hospital
B: Inclusion Criteria:

* Child participants will be adolescents (aged 12-17.11 years) admitted to an inpatient unit for a recent suicide attempt or significant suicidal ideation with a plan or intent. We define a suicide attempt, as per the Columbia Clinical Algorithm for Suicide Assessment (C-CASA), as "self-destructive behavior with inferred or stated intent to die."
* Participants must be English-speaking.
* Participants can have unipolar or bipolar disorder, conduct or oppositional disorder, eating disorder, or alcohol or substance use or abuse or dependence.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Child participants to be excluded will be those with current psychosis, mania, \<90% of ideal body weight, or IQ\<70 (based on the age-appropriate Wechsler Intelligence Scale if concerns about intellectual capabilities are evident at assessment), as these conditions may require more intensive interventions or limit comprehension of the intervention components.
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* In- and Outpatients:Borderline personality disorder according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, 4.Edition (DSM IV)
* DES-(Dissociative Experience Scale)-score: \> or equal 18 according to amendment4 (former value according to amendment 2 was \> or equal 25).
* Urinary test of opiates negative
* No psychopharmacological treatment for two weeks prior to study (fluoxetine four weeks)
* No Lithium for two months

Exclusion Criteria:

* Lifetime diagnosis of psychotic disorder
* Current major depressive disorder (MDD)
* Lifetime diagnosis opioid dependence or current opioid abuse (10 to 7 days prior to study)
* Comedication with opioid analgetics
* Known naltrexone intolerance
* Liver disease
* Pregnancy and lactation period
* Other severe medical or neurological diseases
* Simultaneous participation in another study
D: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Meet DSM-IV criteria for BPD assessed by the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Personality Disorders (SCID-II).
2. Clinical Global Impression of Severity for BDP \> 3.
3. Age between 18 and 65 years.
4. Be able to give informed consent for participation.
5. Place of residency compatible with the assistance to the center.
6. If woman, use of effective contraception.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Have a serious medical illness.
2. History of omacor® allergy.
3. Current diagnostic unipolar depression, bipolar disorder type I, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.
4. DIB-R \> 8.
5. Suicidal thinking that requires hospital admission.
6. Meet DSM-IV criteria for alcohol, benzodiazepine, opioid or psychostimulant dependence in the six months prior to trial entry.
7. Transaminase elevation within three times the upper limits of normality.
8. Treatment with stable doses of antidepressants or mood stabilizers for less than six weeks.
9. Treatment with stable doses of antipsychotics for more than 1 week in the last three months.
10. Have received electroconvulsive therapy for the six months prior to trial entry.
11. Have received DBT in the last 12 months prior to trial entry.
12. Are pregnant or nursing.
13. Have participated in any other investigational study in the last 6 months prior to trial entry.
14. Current treatment or expectation to start any treatment with drugs that may interact with the study.

Answer: D