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Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) has shown greater efficacy for treating specific aspects of borderline personality disorder than treatment as usual. Researchers from the Netherlands determined the longevity of some of these treatment advantages by examining 6-month follow-up outcomes in 58 women with borderline personality disorder who had been randomized to receive 12 months of DBT or treatment as usual. Approximately half of the study group had substance-abuse problems.
After 12 months of treatment, impulsive behaviors, self-mutilating behaviors, and alcohol consumption had decreased significantly more in the DBT group than in the control group. At the 6-month follow-up assessment, the improvements remained significantly better with DBT…