What is the difference between Standard DBT and RO-DBT?
The main differences between Standard Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO-DBT) are in the target populations the therapies are meant to treat and focuses of the therapies themselves.
What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a type of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) developed by Dr. Marsha Linehan in the late 1980s. It was initially designed to treat individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and suicidal ideation, but it has since been adapted for use with a variety of mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, PTSD, eating disorders, and substance use disorders.