Fiscal Year:
2001
Title:
Skills Training Video for Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Agency:
HHS
Contract:
PHS2001-2
Award Amount:
$0.00
Abstract:
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a
multimodal, psychosocial treatment with demonstrated efficacy in treating
borderline personality disorder (BPD). In Phase I, we developed and evaluated a
pilot videotape of Marsha M. Linehan, Ph.D., teaching a DBT emotion regulation
skill. Results demonstrated the videotape's efficacy at imparting skill
information to BPD subjects. Additionally, three-quarters of the subjects
applied the skill in the subsequent week, and reported significant decreases in
distress after using the skill. The primary aim of this Phase II proposal is to
extend our work by developing a set of four DBT skills training videos taught
by Linehan and to evaluate their efficacy. We intend to conduct a randomized
controlled trial with 60 BPD subjects, randomly assigned to either the DBT
skills video condition or to a psychoeducation video control condition. Outcome
measures will again assess knowledge gains and ability to apply the skills. We
will also investigate use of these videotapes in naturalistic settings by
collecting data on their use within existing DBT programs over a six-month
period. As a therapy adjunct, these videos are an innovative approach to
increasing the skills capability of BPD clients while facilitating the
dissemination of an empirically supported treatment.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION:
DBT is a widely used treatment and the skills training manual on which the proposed videotapes will be based is extremely popular. It is currently Guilford Press's best selling book, with 64,000 copies sold since it was first printed in 1993. Since its inception in 1997, the Behavioral Technology Transfer Group has provided over 93 community workshops in the U.S. and many others abroad. In 1999 alone, BTTG provided 40 introductory DBT workshops attended by over 4,566 individuals. Given the demand for DBT training materials, these videos are expected to sell widely to a variety of treatment centers, individual practitioners and to patients.
Small Business Information at Submission:
BEHAVIORAL TECHNOLOGY
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Minority-Owned:
No
HUBZone-Owned:
No
Research Institution Information:
UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA
UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA
MISSOULA, MT 59812
RI Type:
Nonprofit college or university