| OBJECTIVE : To compare the effectiveness of schema focused therapy ( SFT ) and psychodynamically based transference focused psychotherapy ( TFP ) in patients with borderline personality disorder . ^^^ INTERVENTION : Three years of either SFT or TFP with sessions twice a week . ^^^ MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES : Borderline Personality Disorder Severity Index , fourth version , score ; quality of life ; general psychopathologic dysfunction ; and measures of SFT / TFP personality concepts . ^^^ RESULTS : Data on 44 SFT patients and 42 TFP patients were available . ^^^ Survival analyses revealed a higher dropout risk for TFP patients than for SFT patients ( P = . 01 ) . ^^^ |