Dialectical Behavioral Therapy: uses & side-effects | PatientsLikeMe

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How do members experience Dialectical Behavioral Therapy?

Top 5 reported purposes & perceived effectiveness

Purpose	Patients	Evaluations	Perceived Effectiveness
This item is relevant to you: Borderline personality disorder	723	136
This item is relevant to you: Support mental / emotional health	106	56
This item is relevant to you: Major depressive disorder	75	54
This item is relevant to you: Post-traumatic stress disorder	35	20
This item is relevant to you: Generalized anxiety disorder	29	16

Common side effects

Side effect	Patients	Percentage
Depressed mood	4
Flashbacks	4
Overwhelming emotions	3
Agitation	2
Anticipatory anxiety	2
Fatigue	2

Side effect severity

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity	Evaluations	Percentage
This item is relevant to you: Severe	2
This item is relevant to you: Moderate	8
This item is relevant to you: Mild	20
This item is relevant to you: None	172

Member evaluations

Stormy48

evaluated on Apr 30, 2018

Perceived effectiveness for borderline personality disorder: Moderate
Side effects: None

EllieGADsufferer

evaluated on Feb 06, 2017

Perceived effectiveness for borderline personality disorder: Moderate
Side effects: None

Alie

evaluated on Jan 01, 2012

Perceived effectiveness for Support mental / emotional health: Can't tell
Side effects: None

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