Exploring Diagnoses and Comprehensive DBT in Adriana’s Case

Key Points

  1. Adriana’s treatment integrates individual therapy, skills group, phone coaching, and therapist consultation to address her complex needs.
  2. She presented with borderline personality disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, and a history of alcohol use disorder (in remission).
  3. The treatment aims to manage her wide-ranging symptoms from BPD and PTSD, including self-harm, chronic emptiness, unstable relationships, trauma reminders, and depressive symptoms.
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Overview of Adriana's Treatment

As of August 2023, Adriana has been in treatment since October 2022 in an outpatient setting. Her treatment plan includes comprehensive dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), which integrates four core modes.

Modes of Comprehensive DBT

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