Description of an Intensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy Program for Multidiagnostic Clients With Eating Disorders |
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| Authors: | Anita Federici Lucene Wisniewski Denise Ben‐Porath |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Cleveland Center for Eating Disorders, Cleveland, Ohio;2. Lucene Wisniewski is also at Department of Psychological Sciences, Case Western Reserve University;3. Denise Ben‐Porath is also at Department of Psychology, John Carroll University. |
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| Abstract: | The authors describe an intensive outpatient dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) program for multidiagnostic clients with eating disorders who had not responded adequately to standard, empirically supported treatments for eating disorders. The program integrates DBT with empirically supported cognitive behavior therapy approaches that are well established for the treatment of eating disorders. Attention is given to inclusion and exclusion criteria, how the program differs from standard treatments for eating disorders, and the application of specific DBT treatment components for multidiagnostic clients with eating disorders. |
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| Keywords: | dialectical behavior therapy eating disorders borderline personality disorder |
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