[Efficacy and safety of gabapentin in Borderline Personality Disorder: a six-month, open-label study].

Abstract

Anticonvulsants are showing to be helpful in the treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder and are widely used in clinical settings, although few studies have been published and their role in different borderline patients is not completely outlined. Gabapentin pharmacologic profile and its documented efficacy in anxiety disorders and drug abuse withdrawal were the basis for this open label multicenter six-month follow-up trial in borderline patients not enough responsive to previous therapies. DSM-IV Borderline Personality diagnosis was confirmed by the Diagnostic Interview for Borderlines-Revised. Outcome measures were changes in scores on Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, Young Mania Rating Scale, Beck Depression Inventory, Barratt Impulsivity Scale and Clinical Global Impression Scale of Severity and Improvement. A global improvement, especially in anxious and depressive symptomatology, was observed; no adverse events were reported. Gabapentin showed to be efficacious and safe in Borderline Personality Disorder's treatment.

• Authors: Lola Peris, Néstor Szerman, Manuel Ruíz
• Journal: Vertex (Buenos Aires, Argentina) (Vertex) 2007 Nov-Dec Vol. 18 Issue 76 Pg. 418-22 ISSN: 0327-6139 [Print] Argentina
• Vernacular Title: Eficacia y seguridad de Gabapentina en el Trastorno Límite de Personalidad: estudio abierto de seis meses de duración.
• PMID: 18273430 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Amines
• Antimanic Agents
• Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids
• gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
• Gabapentin

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Amines (adverse effects, therapeutic use)
• Antimanic Agents (adverse effects, therapeutic use)
• Borderline Personality Disorder (drug therapy)
• Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids (adverse effects, therapeutic use)
• Drug Administration Schedule
• Female
• Gabapentin
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Treatment Outcome
• gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (adverse effects, therapeutic use)