There are many different therapy options that are available for practitioners to use. Some of the therapy options that have recently become more popular and more widely accepted are DBT or dialectical behavioral therapy and hypnosis and relaxation therapy. These therapies each have their own advantages and disadvantages and can work in various ways with varying levels of satisfaction with clients based on many different things and different styles of both the client and the practitioner.
There are many benefits that can come from both types of therapy as well. Therefore when looking at both DBT and hypnosis/relaxation therapy there are parts that are connected, parts that are different as well as ways that each has it’s own strong points and weaknesses.
With DBT there are many advantages to being able to perform this type of therapy. This type of therapy works exceptionally well with clients who are suffering from an Axis II diagnosis as there are many parts of the therapy that are used in conjunction with these practices. DBT works strongly with the individual to teach that there are ways to optimize the control of the emotions that one might feel. This type of therapy works great in teaching clients how to handle their emotions in proper ways (Mascolo 2009).
For those with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality there are few treatments that are specifically tailored to their needs and to the needs of their illness. In one recent study that was conducted the outcomes of both traditional group therapy and DBT were compared in these clients for treatment options in a three month trial period. What was concluded was that there was a definite advantage to being able to manage the patient in the type of treatment that was offered by DBT.
This treatment being “associated with low drop out rates and greater clinical improvements” that someone who was a participant in standard group therapy as opposed to the ones that were participating in DBT therapy options. For the participants in DBT training there was a lower drop out rate and a great participant involvement and it yielded the results of a lower rate of psychiatric occurances (Soler, Pascual, Tiana Cebria, Barrachina, Campins, Gich, Alvarez and Perez 2009 p. 353). Therefore one of the main advantages of DBT is that it is a form of therapy that works well with clients who are suffering from symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder.