This study provides Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), supportive psychotherapy, and/or fluoxetine (Prozac) to treat suicidal behavior and self-injury in outpatients with borderline personality disorder.

Eligibility:

	Ages 18 to 50
	Meets criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder
	Has a history of at least two suicide attempts and/or self-injury episodes (e.g., cutting, burning, head-banging, striking self, skin picking), with at least one occurring within the last five years and at least one in the last six months
	Stable living arrangement
	Not currently receiving optimal psychiatric treatment
	Willing and judged to be clinically able to be washed out of psychotropic medications except for occasional benzodiazepine (e.g., Ativan) use for 2-6 weeks prior to treatment
	Women cannot be pregnant and must be using an effective form of birth control

Benefits to participant:

	Free, thorough clinical evaluation by doctoral-level psychologist and/or psychiatrist
	No-cost outpatient treatment

For more information about participating, contact:

Barbara Stanley, PhD or Shelly Groves, BA

Phone: 212-543-6232

E-mail: sgroves@neuron.cpmc.columbia.edu

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