ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports2025
Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Autism.
Review in Current psychiatry reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Efficacy of dialectical behavior therapy-based interventions for individuals with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Emotion regulation in autistic adolescents: a mixed methods systematic review.Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Interplay between motor stereotypies, emotional dysregulation, and sensory reactivity in adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorder.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2026Article
- Beyond the Outburst: Charting a New Frontier for Understanding and Treating Irritability in Autistic Adults.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2026Review
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Abstract
purpose of reviewRecent research indicates that Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is feasible, acceptable, and effective for autistic adults. This review aims to provide conceptual arguments and empirical evidence to support DBT as a relevant therapeutic alternative for autistic individuals experiencing emotion dysregulation (ED). RECENT
findingsED is frequent in autism whereby it is associated with severe mental health challenges. However, appropriate therapeutic options are limited. Currently, DBT has amassed the most evidence for treatment of ED across a range of clinical conditions, although it was originally developed for borderline personality disorder (BPD). In the context of autism, there is evidence supporting the efficacy of DBT for ED, life-threatening behaviors and depression, but adaptations are likely to improve its dissemination and acceptability. While similar biosocial factors seem to be involved in ED in BPD and autism, alexithymia is prominent in autism and autistic features such as sensory sensitivity and social overload also contribute to ED in autistic adults.
conclusionGiven the significant impact of ED on the well-being of autistic adults, there is an urgent need to enhance our understanding of the mechanisms involved in ED in autism and the adaptations likely to improve the acceptability and dissemination of DBT for autistic people.
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