• DOI:10.1002/jclp.22114
• Corpus ID: 2427252

The use of dialectical behavior therapy skills training as stand-alone treatment: a systematic review of the treatment outcome literature.

@article{Valentine2015TheUO,
  title={The use of dialectical behavior therapy skills training as stand-alone treatment: a systematic review of the treatment outcome literature.},
  author={Sarah E. Valentine and Sarah M. Bankoff and Renee M. Poulin and Esther B Reidler and David W. Pantalone},
  journal={Journal of clinical psychology},
  year={2015},
  volume={71 1},
  pages={
          1-20
        }
}

• S. Valentine, Sarah M. Bankoff, +2 authors D. Pantalone
• Published 2015
• Psychology, Medicine
• Journal of clinical psychology

OBJECTIVE
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills training is currently being administered as stand-alone treatment across a variety of clinical settings, serving diverse client populations. However, there is little empirical support for this use.

METHOD
In this systematic review, we identified 17 trials employing a treatment that included DBT skills training in the absence of the other DBT modalities.

RESULTS
While the literature reviewed provides preliminary evidence of the utility of DBT skills training to address a range of mental health and behavioral problems, methodological limitations of published studies preclude us from drawing strong conclusions about the efficacy of skills training as a stand-alone treatment.

CONCLUSION
We present an overview of the implementation of DBT skills training across clinical settings and populations. We found preliminary evidence supporting the use of DBT skills training as a method of addressing a range of behaviors. We provide recommendations for future research.