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March 03. 2010 17:46:10 |
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| Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Hawaii > Empirically Supported |
Empirically Supported
Dialectical Behavior Therapy is an "empirically supported treatment",
which means that it has been studied in clinical trials to determine
whether or not it is effective. In these trials, DBT and "treatment as
usual" both resulted in importent clinical progress in several key
areas. However, DBT produced superior outcomes in the following ways:
- A signigicant reduction in the number of intentional, self-injurious acts (e.g. cutting, burning)
- Significant reductions in the medical seriousness of self-injurious acts that do occur.
- Improved ability to change and regulate emotions.
- Significant reductions in trait anger.
- Significant reductions in anxious rumination.
- Improved interpersonal effectiveness and interpersonal problem solving.
- Significant reductions in substance abuse.
- Significant reductions in eating disordered behavior.
- Improved social adjustment (as reated by both self-report and clinical interview).
- Significantly better global adjustment (e.g. at work, school, and household role performance)
(Linehan et al., 1991)
The results have been so positive that DBT is now generally considered to be a treatment of choice for BPD.
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