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- Title
Dialectical Behavior Group Therapy is Feasible and Reduces Emotional Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis.
- Authors
Blair, Mervin; Ferreria, Grace; Gill, Sascha; King, Rebecca; Hanna, Josh; Deluca, Denise; Ekblad, Andrew; Bowman, Denise; Rau, Jill; Smolewska, Kathy; Warriner, Erin; Morrow, Sarah A.
- Abstract
We examined whether dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) was feasible and effective in multiple sclerosis (MS). A convenience sample of 20 patients with anxiety or depression symptoms received either DBT (n = 10) or standard medical care (n = 10). The DBT protocol was found to be feasible in the MS population studied (e.g., good retention and acceptability). For the DBT group, significant improvements were demonstrated in self-rated and clinician-rated depressive symptoms, clinician-rated anxiety symptoms, self-rated general psychopathology symptoms, and quality of life. In contrast, the standard medical care group retained for exploratory purposes showed no significant improvements. This pilot work provides preliminary support for the utility of DBT in MS, but further work is needed to clarify this benefit using a large, randomized controlled approach.
- Subjects
DIALECTICAL behavior therapy; MULTIPLE sclerosis; PATHOLOGICAL psychology
- Publication
International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 2017, Vol 67, Issue 4, p500
- ISSN
0020-7284
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1080/00207284.2016.1260457