Therapeutic Community Intervention Trial (TACIT)

The Oxfordshire Complex Needs Service are carrying out a randomised study of the treatment provided, to find out if it is helping people who have longstanding emotional and interpersonal problems, who might be or have been diagnosed with personality disorder.

People who enter the study are either offered treatment in the Oxfordshire Complex Needs Service, or given assistance to construct a crisis plan, which will then be reviewed with them on a regular basis and shared with professionals involved.

If you come to the Oxfordshire Complex Needs Service for an assessment, you may be asked if you would like to participate in the study.

The study is explained in the following documents; please follow the links below to find out more.

Information Sheet: this is given to potential participants to help them decide whether to participate.

Invitation to Participate: this is given to prospective participants as a first step to introducing the trial.

Health Professionals Letter: this letter invites health professionals to refer people for participation in the trial.

Crisis Plan: this is used for participants randomised to the Crisis Plan condition.

Consent Form: this is signed by participants as confirmation of their agreement to participate in the trial.