Effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy in a community mental health center
Effectiveness of dialectical behavior therapy in a community mental health center
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DOI:
10.1016/j.cbpra.2006.04.023
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发表时间:
2007-11-01
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Simpson, Tracy L.
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作者:
Comtois, Katherine Anne;Elwood, Lynn;Simpson, Tracy L.
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) has been shown to be effective in randomized controlled trials with women with borderline personality disorder and histories of chronic self-inflicted injury including suicide attempts. The present study is a pre-post replication of a comprehensive DBT program in a community mental health center for individuals who chronically injure themselves and/or have experienced multiple treatment failures. Twenty-four subjects were given the Treatment History Interview to obtain information regarding medically treated self-inflicted injuries and the use of crisis services. After 1 year of treatment, DBT showed a significant reduction in the number and severity of self-inflicted injuries, psychiatric-related emergency room visits, psychiatric inpatient admissions and days, and the number of crisis treatment systems engaged. Results are compared to benchmarks from 3 other clinical trials of DBT. While this pre-post comparison has threats to internal validity, it supports the feasibility of DBT when fully implemented in a community mental health clinic.