Pretreatment sessions set the foundation for commitment, treatment participation and the long-term DBT aim of constructing a life worth living.
Interpersonal relationships can support or obstruct recovery; recovery goals extend beyond symptom reduction to identity, connection and everyday life.
Meaningful change was broader than symptom scores, incorporating relationships, sense of self, functioning and valued life changes.
Excellent recovery was studied as a long-term outcome that includes sustained functioning and psychosocial adaptation, not merely short-term symptom change.
badanie compared treatment pathways relevant to maintaining gains and functioning after intensive DBT.
Clients described DBT as helping them build a life worth living, with hope, joy, lifestyle change and practical improvements.
Themes included beliefs about recovery, current self, facets of recovery, motivating factors, supports and characteristics of recovery.
Consumers emphasized recovery as a personal process involving hope, identity, relationships, purpose and life beyond illness.
Meaning in life buffered the relationship between hopelessness and suicidal ideation, supporting its relevance to recovery-oriented goals.
Quality of life was markedly impaired at baseline; a substantial proportion showed reliable clinical change during treatment.