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In Chapter 2 changes in adolescent personality disorders and symptomology before and after intensive MBT, and the relation between personality disorder variables and treatment outcomes were examined. In Chapter 3 therapeutic factors that relate to patient’s reported recovery in high risk adolescents during intensive treatment was examined. In Chapter 4 the association between the therapeutic relationship and dropout in an intensive MBT treatment for adolescents with personality disorders is evaluated. In the first part of Chapter 5 adolescent insecure attachment in Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and other personality disorders was studied. Also, deviations in attachment distribution of the normative pattern were investigated. In the second part of this chapter, changes in adolescent insecure attachment before and after intensive MBT, and the relationship between such changes and alterations in psychological symptoms of distress was examined. In Chapter 6 different aspects of NSSI in clinical practice in association with personality disorders, symptoms, and coping skills were studied to enhance the understanding of NSSI and improve treatment interventions. Finally, in Chapter 8 the results found in preceding chapters are summarized, strengths and limitations are addressed, and findings are discussed in unison. Then implications for clinical practice and recommendations for future research are given. References Allen, J. P. (2008). The attachment system in adolescence. In J. E. S. Cassidy, P.R. (Ed); (Ed.), Handbook of attachment. Theory, research, and clinical applications (pp. 419-435). New York: The Guilford Press. Asarnow, J. R., Porta, G., Spirito, A., Emslie, G., Clarke, G., Wagner, K. D., . . . Brent, D. A. (2011). Suicide attempts and nonsuicidal self-injury in the Treatment of Resistant Depression in Adolescents: Findings from the TORDIA study. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 50(8), 772-781. doi:2048/10.1016/j.jaac.2011.04.003 Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., & van IJzendoorn, M. H. (2009). The first 10,000 Adult Attachment Interviews: distributions of adult attachment representations in clinical and non-clinical groups. Attachment & Human Development, 11(3), 41. doi:10.1080/14616730902814762 7 


































































































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