Psychology
Cluster B Personality Disorder Management in Outpatient Psychotherapy
Quick fact
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), originally developed for borderline personality disorder, has been shown in randomized trials to reduce suicidality and self-harm by more than 50%—making it the first-line psychotherapy for this Cluster B disorder.
Why this is interesting
Imagine a patient who alternately idealizes you and then devalues you within a single session—how do you keep therapy on track without losing your own footing? That is the daily reality of treating Cluster B personality disorders in outpatient psychotherapy.