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Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) was originally designed as a treatment for people at risk of suicide (Linehan 1993) and has been most extensively studied in adults with borderline personality disorder (BPD) engaging in self-harm and suicidal behaviors (Cristea et al. 2017; Stoffers et al. 2012; Storebø et al. 2020). However, a growing literature is establishing its efficacy for a wide range of other psychiatric disorders and with specific populations, such as children, adolescents, and forensic populations. In this chapter we outline promising new applications of DBT and review the evidence for its efficacy in treating various disorders and specific populations, focusing primarily on evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published in English. The studies described here were located through searches of studies in the Medline, Embase, and PsycInfo databases conducted in June 2020.
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