Dialectical behavior therapy for adolescents: theory, treatment adaptations, and empirical outcomes.

Year: 2013 Source: Clinical Child & Family Psychology Review.(2013).16(1):59-80. DOI: 10.1007/s10567-012-0126-7. SIEC No: 20130422

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) was originally developed for chronically suicidal adults with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and emotion dysregulation. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) indicate DBT is associated with improvements in problem behaviors, including suicide ideation and behavior, non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), attrition, and hospitalization. Positive outcomes with adults have prompted researchers to adapt DBT for adolescents.

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MacPherson, H.Cheavens, J.Fristad, M.