[Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)--developments and empirical evidence].
OBJECTIVE
Dialectical Behavior Therapy has been initially designed and evaluated as an outpatient-treatment program for chronic suicidal female patients. Within the last years, several adaptations of DBT for specific comorbidities, other settings or other disorders related to emotion dysregulation have been developed. This report reviews conceptual aspects and the scientific evidence of initially designed Dialectical Behavior Therapy and the adaptations.


METHODS
Systematic literature search and systematic review.


RESULTS
Recently, two meta-analyses which are based on randomized controlled trials conclude robust and stabile effects of DBT Evidence from further RCTs and other studies show promise for the properties of many DBT adaptations.


CONCLUSIONS
The current review of the literature suggests a good effectiveness of DBT, especially on complex disorders with deficits in the field of emotion regulation.
LWL-Klinik Lengerich, Abteilung für Allgemeine Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie.
Kerstin
K
Burmeister
LWL-Klinik Lengerich, Abteilung für Allgemeine Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie.
Klaus
K
Höschel
Praxis für Kinder- und Jugendpsychotherapie, Hamburg.
Anne Kristin
AK
von Auer
Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik der Charité im St. Hedwig-Krankenhaus Berlin.
Sophie
S
Reiske
Universität zu Lübeck, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie.
Ulrich
U
Schweiger
Universität zu Lübeck, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie.
Valerija
V
Sipos
Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie.
Alexandra
A
Philipsen
Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit, Medizinische Fakultät Mannheim/Universität Heidelberg.
Kathlen
K
Priebe
Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit, Medizinische Fakultät Mannheim/Universität Heidelberg.
Martin
M
Bohus
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods*; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D056348:Emotional Intelligence; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology