title: Dialectical behavior therapy for suicidal adolescents with borderline personality disorder.
abstract: Although research to date on dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) for adolescents has its limitations, growing evidence suggests that DBT is a promising treatment for adolescents with a range of problematic behaviors, including but not limited to suicidal and nonsuicidal self-injury. This article introduces dialectical behavior therapy's theoretical underpinnings, describes its adaptation for suicidal adolescents, and provides a brief review of the empirical literature evaluating DBT with adolescents.
authors: Child Outpatient Psychiatry Department, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 3340 Bainbridge Avenue, Bronx, NY 10467, USA. dklein@montefiore.org
authors: Dena A
authors: DA
authors: Klein
authors: Alec L
authors: AL
authors: Miller
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D000092864:Suicide Prevention