Practice of dialectical behavior therapy after psychiatry residency.
OBJECTIVE
The University of Washington (UW) psychiatry residency program attempted to determine how participation in a dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) training program influenced the practice of its graduates.


METHODS
A survey was completed by 30 graduates who participated in elective DBT training. This survey obtained information about their DBT training and their current use of DBT.


RESULTS
Twenty seven percent of the respondents have performed "formal" DBT since graduation. The rest reported using at least some DBT interventions. The "dose" of DBT training received had an influence on the number of DBT interventions used.


CONCLUSIONS
These findings suggest that DBT training influenced psychiatrists' use of DBT in their practice.
University of Washington, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Harborview Medical Center, 325 9th Ave., Box 359911, Seattle, WA 98104-2499, USA. frederjt@u.washington.edu
John T
JT
Frederick
Katherine Anne
KA
Comtois
D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education*