[Inpatient Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents (DBT-A) - 10 years of experience on the psychiatric inpatient unit "wellenreiter"]

Z Kinder Jugendpsychiatr Psychother. 2015 Sep;43(5):301-13; quiz 314-5. doi: 10.1024/1422-4917/a000371.
[Article in German]

Abstract

In April 2004 the inpatient unit "Wellenreiter" at the Vorwerker Clinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy in Lubeck (Germany) opened its doors. Despite reservations by the therapeutic community, we implemented a specialized treatment for female adolescents with symptoms of borderline personality disorder - the I;>ialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents (DBT-A). In this article we present the concept, our experiences, and data from the past 10 years of clinical work in this specialized unit.

Keywords: Borderline-Persönlichkeitsstörung im Jugendalter; Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents (DBT-A); Dialektisch-Behaviorale Therapie für Adoleszente (DBT-A); Suizidalität im Jugendalter; adolescent psychiatry; borderline personality disorder; nonsuicidal self-injury in adolescents; selbstverletzendes Verhalten im Jugendalter; stationäre Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie; suicidal behavior in adolescents.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Borderline Personality Disorder / diagnosis
  • Borderline Personality Disorder / psychology
  • Borderline Personality Disorder / therapy*
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / methods*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Family Therapy / methods
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Germany
  • Hospitalization*
  • Humans
  • Psychiatric Department, Hospital
  • Self-Injurious Behavior / diagnosis
  • Self-Injurious Behavior / psychology
  • Self-Injurious Behavior / therapy
  • Suicidal Ideation