Linehan DBT

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Chronically Suicidal BPD

Paciente / Población Intervención / Exposición Comparación Desenlace

In 44 chronically suicidal women with BPD, 1 year of dialectical behaviour therapy reduced parasuicidal behaviour and hospital days compared with treatment as usual.

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44
Diseño
RCT, USA
Desenlace
Parasuicidal episodes and hospitalisation
Relevancia
1
ResultadoFewer parasuicidal acts, fewer inpatient days, lower dropout under DBT.
Linehan MM, et al. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1991;48(12):1060-1064. 10.1001/archpsyc.1991.01810360024003
Discusión y crítica

Birth of an evidence base for BPD; reframed the disorder from 'untreatable' to manualised treatable.