The rapid proliferation of research and strong empirical base mirrors the clinical enthusiasm about this treatment with over 30,000 practitioners receiving at least an introductory level of training in DBT in the past two decades

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) was born out of necessity to help suicidal individual ssuffering from severe emotion dysregulation. DBT evolved into a comprehensive, modular and hierarchical treatment consisting of a numerous treatment modes (i.e., individual psychotherapy, group skills training, out-of-session coaching, and a clinician consultation team). DBT is an intensely studied treatment for suicidal behavior and borderline personality disorder. Additionally, DBT continues to change and grow as new skills are developed and the treatment is applied transdiagnostically. While the treatment continues to grow and adapt to meet the global need that need far outweighs its current reach.