This is a prospective, single-arm, open-label study to assess the impact of the Family Connections (FC) program on various factors including burden, grief and several clinical variables (i.e., depressive symptoms, family functioning, alexithymia, global psychological distress and anger). It specifically targets caregivers of individuals diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). The secondary aim of this research is to identify participant profiles that are more likely to experience improvements or deteriorations in their levels of burden and grief. In this study family members are consecutively recruited from four different Italian mental health services and undergo an assessment that includes the gathering of socio-demographic information and completing a comprehensive battery of self-report questionnaires at three specific time points (i.e., at baseline, at immediately post-intervention and at a 4-month follow-up).
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Burden Assessment scale (BAS)
Timeframe: Baseline, immediately post-intervention, 4-month follow-up
Grief Scale (GS)
Timeframe: Baseline, immediately post-intervention, 4-month follow-up