Program Reviews

iDBT-ST

Program Overview

Internet-delivered dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) skills training (iDBT-ST) is for individuals with both suicide ideation and problem drinking. The intervention consists of 8 modules released weekly over the course of 8 weeks on mindfulness skills, reducing harmful drinking, emotion regulation strategies, and skills to tolerate distress. Each session introduces 2-3 new DBT skills via a brief video segment. Participants can also complete interactive and guided practices and homework. Each session takes about 30-50 minutes to complete.

Last Updated: 08/28/2023

Delivery:
Web-based

Theoretical Approach:
Dialectical behavior therapy

Target Substances:
Alcohol

Target Outcomes:
Suicide ideation
Alcohol use
Emotional dysregulation

Age:
Adult (30+ years)

Gender:
Female
Male

Race:
Asian
Black or African American
White

Ethnicity:
Not Reported

Setting:
Web/App-Based

Geographic Location:
USA

Language:
English

Index Study Publication Date:
2018

Evaluations

  • Study Design: RCT

    Study Type: Efficacy/Effectiveness

    Sample Size: N=59

    Demographics:

    Age
    Mean=38.0 (SD=10.4)

    Gender
    Female: 69.5%
    Male: 30.5%
    Non-Binary+: Not Reported

    Race
    American Indian or Alaska Native: Not Reported
    Asian: 3.6%
    Black or African American: 14.3%
    Multiracial: Not Reported
    Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: Not Reported
    White: 82.1%

    Ethnicity
    Not Reported

  • Wilks CR, Yin Q, Ang SY, Matsumiya B, Lungu A, & Linehan M. (2017). Internet-Delivered Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills Training for Suicidal and Heavy Episodic Drinkers: Protocol and Preliminary Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols, 6(10), e207–e207. https://doi.org/10.2196/resprot.7767

    Shernoff ES, Ruork AK, Nadeem E, & Rizvi SL. (2022). The feasibility and promise of Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training with teachers and school personnel in high‐poverty schools. Psychology in the Schools, 59(11), 2229–2250. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22695

    Norman-Nott N, Hesam-Shariati N, Wilks C, Schroeder J, Suh J, Briggs N, McAuley J, Quidé Y, Gustin S. (2023). Internet-Delivered Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills Training for Chronic Pain: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc 2023;12:e41890. DOI: 10.2196/41890