Abstract

CANO, Celeste. Efficacy of dialectical behavioral therapy for the treatment of borderline personality disorder. Rev. cient. cienc. salud [online]. 2021, vol.3, n.2, pp.126-135. ISSN 2664-2891.  https://doi.org/10.53732/rccsalud/03.02.2021.126.

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a condition characterized by a pattern of emotional instability, difficulties with self-image and with interpersonal relationships. People who suffer from it tend to act with intense impulsivity, which goes hand in hand with recurrent suicide attempts and self-injurious behavior. This article is a bibliographic review study regarding the efficacy of dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) for the treatment of LPD, about 20 scientific articles were analyzed and compared, some of them based on randomized controlled trials, others are Single case-controlled studies published in important impact electronic journals, the search was carried out using the keywords. As a conclusion, it was obtained that psychological treatment with a behavioral dialectical approach helps to significantly reduce the frequency and risk of suicidal behaviors and suicidal intentionality, as well as a better adherence to treatment, reducing the days of hospitalization and self-injurious behavior. In addition to proving its effectiveness in relieving hopeless feelings with no reason to live and depression. Although it is still necessary to carry out more controlled research in the field.

Keywords : dialectical behavior therapy; borderline personality disorder; suicide attempted; treatment outcome.

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