@article{ref1,
title="Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review Assessing the Efficacy of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)",
journal="Research on social work practice",
year="2014",
author="Panos, Patrick T. and Jackson, John W. and Hasan, Omar and Panos, Angelea",
volume="24",
number="2",
pages="213-223",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The objective was to quantitatively and qualitatively examine the efficacy of DBT (e.g., decreasing life-threatening suicidal and parasuicidal acts, attrition, and depression) explicitly with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and using conservative assumptions and criteria, across treatment providers and settings. <br><br>METHOD: Five randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were identified in a systematic search that examined the efficacy of DBT in reducing suicide attempts, parasuicidal behavior, attrition during treatment, or symptoms of depression, in adult patients with BPD. <br><br>RESULTS: Combining effect measures for suicide and parasuicidal behavior (five studies total) revealed a net benefit in favor of DBT (pooled Hedges' &quot;g&quot; -0.622). DBT was only marginally better than treatment as usual (TAU) in reducing attrition during treatment in five RCTs (pooled risk difference -0.168). DBT was not significantly different from TAU in reducing depression symptoms in three RCTs (pooled Hedges' &quot;g&quot; -0.896). <br><br>DISCUSSION: DBT demonstrates efficacy in stabilizing and controlling self-destructive behavior and improving patient compliance.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1049-7315",
doi="10.1177/1049731513503047",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049731513503047"
}