Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: BOSCOT: A Randomised Control Trial of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Plus Treatment as Usual Versus Treatment as Usual in the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder
Brief Summary: The aim of the study was to investigate if the addition of cognitive behavioural therapy to treatment as usual (CBT plus TAU) in participants with borderline personality disorder would decrease the number of participants with emergency (i.e. unplanned) psychiatric or accident and emergency room contact or episode of deliberate self-harm over twelve months treatment and twelve months follow-up, compared with treatment as usual (TAU). The study also examined whether CBT plus TAU would lead to superior improvement in quality of life, social, cognitive and mental health functioning than TAU alone.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* DSM-4 DIBR \>=8 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Diagnostic inventory for borderline-revised)
B: Inclusion Criteria exclusive to the Outpatient Clinic

* Age \>18 years
* Personality disorder(s) considered to be primary diagnosis/diagnoses

Inclusion Criteria exclusive to the trial:

* A minimum of four DSM-5 criteria for borderline personality disorder
* Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria exclusive to the Outpatient Clinic:

* Possibility of a learning disability (IQ\<75)
* A diagnosis of schizotypal personality disorder or antisocial personality disorder
* Presence of a comorbid psychiatric disorder that requires specialist treatment elsewhere
* Current (past 2 months) substance dependance including alcohol
* Concurrent psychotherapeutic treatment outside the clinic

Exclusion Criteria exclusive to the trial:

- Lack of informed consent
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Outpatients aged 18 to 45 years;
* Diagnoses of BPD according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (4th version Revised) (DSM-IV-TR) criteria and evaluated by two semi-structured diagnostic interviews
* Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II Disorders (SCID-II) and the Revised Diagnostic Interview for Borderlines (DIB-R)
* Clinical severity measured with Clinical Global Impression for BPD (CGI-BPD) higher than 4;
* Functional impairment measured with a Global Assessment Functioning (GAF) lower than 65.

Exclusion Criteria:

* No severe physical conditions, such as organic brain syndrome or neurological disease that could affect neuropsychological performance;
* Intelligence Quotient (IQ) \< 85;
* Major Depression Disorder (MDD) or substance misuse within the last 6 months;
* Schizophrenia, severe psychotic disorder or bipolar disorder;
* Previous participation in any psychoeducation or cognitive rehabilitation intervention.
D: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Aged between 18 and 65.
2. Met criteria for at least 5 items of the borderline personality disorder using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM IV Axis II Personality Disorders (SCID -II)(First, Gibbon, Spitzer, Williams \& Benjamin, 1997)
3. Had received either in-patient psychiatric services or an assessment at Accident and Emergency services or an episode of deliberate self-harm (either suicidal act or self-mutilation) in the previous 12 months.
4. Able to give informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Currently receiving in-patient treatment for a mental state disorder,
2. Currently receiving a systematic psychological therapy or specialist service, particularly psychodynamic psychotherapy,
3. Insufficient knowledge of English to enable them to be assessed adequately and to understand the treatment approach,
4. Temporarily resident in the area,
5. The existence of an organic illness, mental impairment, alcohol or drug dependence, schizophrenia or bipolar affective disorder, as assessed by SCID I,/P (W/ Psychotic Screen)(version 2) (First, Spitzer, Gibbon, Williams, 1996).

Answer: D