Dialectical Behavior Therapy is an evidence-based practice with research to support its effectiveness for individuals with chronic suicidal and self-injurious behavior, and who present with mood and behavioral dysregulation have complex diagnoses and are difficult to treat.
With DBT treatment, positive outcomes are likely. According to www.behavioraltech.org recipients of DBT vs. treatment as usual are less likely to drop out of treatment, less likely to engage in suicide or self-injury, are less likely to be hospitalized, are likely to have fewer days in the hospital, and are likely to have higher scores for global and social adjustment. Overall, research suggests that DBT costs approximately 50% less than treatment as usual in the community over the course of one year.
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Sara Bellew
1101 Weber Road, Suite D
Farmington, MO 63640
(573) 218-5010
Sara BellewBobbi Good, LCSW
3505 Frederick Avenue
St. Joseph, MO 64772
Bobbi GoodErin Hahs, MSW, LCSW
1101 Weber Rd., Suite 106
Farmington, MO 63640
573-218-5015
Erin HahsLaila Griffith
1515 E. Pythian Street
Springfield, MO 65802
Laila Griffith