Twenty years of psychotherapy research support the assertion that there is a direct correlation between rapid response to therapy and positive treatment outcomes. Factors like isolation, increased anxiety, lack of access to medical services, and lack of structure led...
Merging FBT and DBT for adolescent patients. There is a subset of adolescent eating disorder patients for whom first-line treatments in their pure form are not indicated. Research on an integrated treatment approach including dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and...
Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents (DBT-A) is the treatment of choice for teens presenting with multiple, serious behavioral concerns, including problems like self-harm, eating disorders, substance use, high-risk sexual behaviors, oppositional behavior, and...
Evidence-based eating disorder treatment refers to interventions or therapies that are supported by published research and demonstrate effectiveness or evidence of success. These treatment approaches are well-tested and produce the best outcomes when compared to other...
At Columbus Park, we rely on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to teach our patients mindfulness skills, such as urge surfing, that help them better handle their challenging thoughts, emotions, and urges. Let’s take a closer look at urge surfing, a distress tolerance...
