A pragmatic evaluation of a high-fidelity dialectical behaviour therapy programme for youth with borderline personality disorder

Objective: This paper describes and evaluates a high-fidelity Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) programme for youth (15–25 years). The project was undertaken as a partnership between public mental health services and a non-government organisation in regional Australia. DBT is an evidence-based treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) but is rarely accessible within public mental health services. Method: Participants completed an...