Dialectic behaviour therapy reduces suicide attempts compared with non-behavioural psychotherapy in women with borderline personality disorder

摘要

Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) reduced suicide attempts compared with non-behavioural psychotherapy over two years (23.1% with DBT v 46.0% with non-behavioural psychotherapy, p = 0.01; HR 2.66, p = 0.005). There was no significant difference in incidence of non-suicidal self-harm between treatments (displayed graphically, p = 0.15). People receiving dialectical behaviour therapywere less likely to discontinue therapy than those receiving non-behavioural psychotherapy (19.2% v 42.9%, p = 0.05).