Volume 21, Issue 2
Dialectic Behavioral Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa and Borderline Personality Disorder: a cases study with 24 month follow-up
Abstract
The Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) appears frequently associated to the Eating Disorders (AN), what involves a greater difficulty and worse prognosis in the treatment. One of the programs of treatment that has showed empirical efficiency is the Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). The aim of this work is to offer data of a case study of a patient diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa (AN) and TLP resistant to treatments, which applies a treatment of DBT and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for the AN. The results of this study showed decreases in desadaptative behaviors to regulate affect, self-mutilation behaviors, suicide attempt, anxiety and the achievement of normal depressive symptoms, and normal weight. These results were maintained in a 24 months follow-up.
Keywords
dialectical behavior therapy, borderline personality disorder, eating disorders, anorexia nervosa