Feasibility, Acceptability, and Potential Efficacy of a Self-Guided Internet-Delivered Dialectical Behavior Therapy Intervention for Substance Use Disorders: Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with alcohol and substance use disorders (SUDs) often have underlying difficulties in regulating emotions. Although dialectical behavioral therapy is effective for SUDs, it is often difficult to access. Self-guided, internet-delivered dialectical behavioral therapy (iDBT) allows for expanded availability, but few studies have rigorously evaluated it in individuals with SUDs.

Objective

This study examines the feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of an iDBT intervention in treatment-seeking adults with SUDs. We hypothesized that iDBT would be feasible, credible, acceptable, and engaging to people with SUDs. We also hypothesized that the immediate versus delayed iDBT group would show comparatively greater improvements and that both groups would s

SUBMITTER: Daros AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10828941 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature