%0 Journal Article
%T Terapia conductualdial¨¦ctica para pacientes con trastorno l¨ªmite de la personalidad
%A Su¨¢rez
%A Jos¨¦ Sarmiento
%J Revista Colombiana de Psiquiatr¨ªa
%D 2008
%I Asociacion Colombiana de Psiquiatria
%X introduction: borderline personality disorder is one of the most frequent personality disorders in clinical populations. however, although currently a series of both pharmacological and psychotherapeutic approaches is available, treatment compliance is inadequate. trying to improve compliance marsha linehan and her collaborators designed a dialectical behavioral therapy (dbt) as a modification of the standard cognitive behavioral therapy. objective: to review the theoretical bases and fundamental principles of dbt, as well as the clinical evidence available on its efficacy in the treatment of patients with borderline personality disorder. method: narrative review of literature. development and conclusions: dbt was the first psychotherapeutic treatment for patients with borderline personality disorder that showed its efficacy in controlled clinical trials, especially regarding the management of self-injury behaviors and treatment compliance.
%K dialectical behavioral therapy
%K borderline personality disorder
%K psychotherapy.
%U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0034-74502008000500012&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en