Theoretical review of the efficacy of dialectical behaviour therapy applied to eating disorders.

Abstract

Within the Third Generation Therapies, the Dialectic Behavioural Therapy is distinguished as the treatment of choice for the Limit Personality Disorder. This therapy is based on emotional dysregulation as the origin of the problem and gives the patient the tools not to avoid discomfort, but to learn to deal with it. From a more transdiagnostic perspective it is suggested that, since it is based on such a basic pillar, it could be extrapolated to other disorders, such as Eating Disorders. This theoretical review collects and analyses the results obtained in studies that have effectively addressed this topic and points out future lines of work in this regard.