A 12-month study of dialectical behavioral therapy for bοrderline patients suffering from eating disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Individuals with eating disorders (ED) and comorbid borderline personality disorder (BPD) may benefit from therapies focusing on emotion regulation, such as dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT). The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of one-year standard DΒΤ enhanced with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) strategies for patients suffering from ED and BPD.

Methods

Seventy-two BPD and ED (anorexia and bulimia nervosa) participants were recruited from the eating disorders unit of the 1st Psychiatric Department of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. All participants completed one year of standard DBT. ED-related behaviors were added to the treatment plan according to the DBT targeting hierarchy. Individual therapy and skills training group se

SUBMITTER: Liakopoulou E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10556119 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature