The Effectiveness of Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Group vs. Cognitive Therapy Group on Reducing Depression and Suicide Attempts for Borderline Personality Disorder in Taiwan
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In this study the effectiveness of the condensed Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Group (DBTSTG) was compared to the Cognitive Therapy Group (CTG) in reducing depression and suicide reattempt and modifying emotion regulation strategies among those with borderline personality disorder (BPD). A total of 82 depressed BPD college students with a suicidal history within the past 6-months were randomly allocated to DBTSTG or CTG. Both groups had similar reductions in suicide reattempts and depression after the intervention and 6-month follow-ups. However, the CTG showed improvements in cognitive errors, but the DBTSTG revealed increases in acceptance and decreases in suppression scores. Both groups were effective in decreasing depression and suicide reattempt in BPD college students, probably through increasing adaptive antecedent-focused or response-focused strategies of emotion regulation, respectively.
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DBT is recognized as a first-line treatment for the prevention of suicidal behavior in diverse clinical populations, including high-risk and acutely suicidal clients.
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- Authors
- Lin, T.-J., Ko, H.-C., Wu, J. Y.-W., Oei, T. P., Lane, H.-Y., & Chen, C.-H.
- Affiliations
- Asia University (TW)
- Corresponding author
- Ko, Huei-Chen
- Venue
- Archives of Suicide Research
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2018-05-10
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 82-99
- ISSN
- 1381-1118 (ISSN-L)
- 1543-6136
- OpenAlex
- W2790199450
- Cited by
- 64
- References
- 20
- Citations by year
- 2026: 10 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 2
- FWCI
- 6.15
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Archives of Suicide Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Science Council, Taiwan, R.O.C. ((NSC96-2413-H006-007, NSC97-2410-H006-076))
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Keywords
- dialectical behavior therapy, cognitive therapy, borderline personality disorder, depression, suicide attempts, repeated suicide attempts, emotion regulation strategies, acceptance, emotional suppression, university students, Taiwan
- MeSH terms
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotional Regulation, Adolescent, Adult, Borderline Personality Disorder, Depression, Female, Humans, Male, Psychotherapy, Group, Suicide, Attempted, Taiwan, Self-Injurious Behavior, Treatment Outcome, Suicidal Ideation
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