Advances in the efficacy of dialectical behavior therapy in the treatment of non-suicidal self-injury： evidence from brain function imaging

Abstract

This paper intends to systematically review the efficacy and imaging related studies of dialectical behavior therapy （DBT） in the treatment of non-suicidal self-injury （NSSI）， so as to provide references for DBT treatment of NSSI. NSSI has a very high incidence in the population and is a major threat to the physical and mental health of adolescents. DBT shows certain advantages in the treatment of NSSI. Previous studies have preliminarily revealed the neurological effects of DBT treatment on patients， which provides an important objective basis for the efficacy of DBT treatment. In this paper， the efficacy of DBT in the treatment of NSSI and the brain imaging evidence are described and discussed， so as to provide references for the effectiveness of DBT in the treatment of NSSI.

Keywords

• dialectical behavior therapy
• non-suicidal self-injury
• psychotherapy
• fmri