Application of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy in treating common psychiatric disorders: study protocol for a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) is a well-known intervention for treating borderline personality disorder, and has been increasingly adapted for other disorders. Standard DBT consists of four treatment modes, delivered over a year. Adaptations to DBT include changes to modes of delivery, treatment length, and skills modules taught to clients, or incorporating interventions from other evidence-based therapies. There is a need to synthesise existing evidence on DBT so that stakeholders-clinicians, researchers and policymakers-can understand how it has been provided for various psychiatric conditions, and whether it has been effective.

Methods and analysis

This study proposes a scoping review conducted according to Arksey and O'Malley's (2005) procedures, to ma

SUBMITTER: Tan MYL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9516170 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature