ReviewBorderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation2021
Reviewing the availability, efficacy and clinical utility of Telepsychology in dialectical behavior therapy (Tele-DBT).
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pooled it
- Remote mental health care interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic: An umbrella review.Behaviour research and therapy · 2022Pooled it
- Enabling and hindering aspects of the i²TransHealth e-health intervention for transgender and gender diverse people in Germany: a qualitative process evaluation.BMC health services research · 2026Trial
- Multilevel associations between skills use, engagement, and treatment outcome in self-guided internet-delivered dialectical behavior therapy for substance use disorders.PLOS mental health · 2026Article
- Overcoming the novelty effect on YouTube: visibility patterns in evidence-based psychotherapy videos-Findings of a long-term observational study in French-speaking countries.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Acceptance, Safety, and Effect Sizes in Online Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder: Interventional Pilot Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Shaping decision-making with screen time: video-based dialectical behavior therapy skills training for college students.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Efficacy and recommendations for the delivery of telehealth psychotherapy for people with personality disorder.Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists · 2024Article
- Engagement over telehealth: comparing attendance between dialectical behaviour therapy delivered face-to-face and via telehealth for programs in Australia and New Zealand during the Covid-19 pandemic.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2023Article
- Preferences for coaching strategies in a personalized virtual coach for emotional eaters: an explorative study.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- High fidelity dialectical behaviour therapy online: Learning from experienced practitioners.International journal of mental health nursing · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundTelepsychology is increasingly being implemented in mental health care. We conducted a scoping review on the best available research evidence regarding availability, efficacy and clinical utility of telepsychology in DBT. The review was performed using PRISMA-ScR guidelines. Our aim was to help DBT-therapists make empirically supported decisions about the use of telepsychology during and after the current pandemic and to anticipate the changing digital needs of patients and clinicians.
methodsA search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, PsycARTICLES and Web of Science. Search terms for telepsychology were included and combined with search terms that relate to DBT.
resultsOur search and selection procedures resulted in 41 articles containing information on phone consultation, smartphone applications, internet delivered skills training, videoconferencing, virtual reality and computer- or video-assisted interventions in DBT.
conclusionsThe majority of research about telepsychology in DBT has focused on the treatment mode of between-session contact. However, more trials using sophisticated empirical methodologies are needed. Quantitative data on the efficacy and utility of online and blended alternatives to standard (i.e. face-to-face) individual therapy, skills training and therapist consultation team were scarce. The studies that we found were designed to evaluate feasibility and usability. A permanent shift to videoconferencing or online training is therefore not warranted as long as face-to-face is an option. In all, there is an urgent need to compare standard DBT to online or blended DBT. Smartphone apps and virtual reality (VR) are experienced as an acceptable facilitator in access and implantation of DBT skills. In addition, we have to move forward on telepsychology applications by consulting our patients, younger peers and experts in adjacent fields if we want DBT to remain effective and relevant in the digital age.
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