Exploration of Technological Interventions for Borderline Personality Disorder

Abstract

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a complex, challenging, and prevalent mental health condition causing significant distress to those who are suffering. Due to the subtle complexities and overlapping symptoms associated with BPD, early diagnosis can be challenging, often leading to a less favourable prognosis. To explore the technologicalbased interventions for BPD treatments, a systematic literature review was conducted with two primary aims: to assess the potential of technological tools to enhance treatment outcomes for individuals with BPD and to examine the associated limitations of these interventions. The review utilized a total of twelve papers sourced from electronic databases and journals including IEEE Xplore, PubMed, JMIR Mental Health Journal, Springer Nature, Research Gate, and Journal of Psychiatric Practice. Authors in these papers explore a variety of technological interventions from the integration of virtual reality technology in enhancing treatments, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) coach apps for addressing BPD and substance usage issues, the use of image processing techniques in predicting treatment responses, artificial intelligence-based tools, expert systems, and chatbots in identifying the potential and limitations of these interventions. The findings reveal those novel technologies such as virtual reality show potential in therapy skill training. However, despite advancements in artificial intelligence and machine learning, Program-O-based chatbots lack personalization in addressing treatment plans effectively for individuals. Future researchers can be focused on integrating Natural Language Processing into existing interventions for real-time monitoring