DBT Diary Card & Skills Coach

Description:

DBT Diary Card and Skills Coach is based on the principles of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and is intended to be used as an additional tool, alongside face-to-face therapy, to treat both borderline personality disorders and substance misuse. DBT teaches you four sets of skills: mindfulness skills, distress tolerance skills, emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness skills. Details about each of these skills are included in the app, as well as a coaching module relating to each of the skills. You can complete traditionally paper-based 'diary cards' using the application - and focus on behaviours relevant to you. A contact email is provided for users who require additional support using the program. It is available for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad users.

Service URL:

http://www.diarycard.net/

Agency Responsible:

Durham DBT, Inc.

Mobile Platform:

Apple.

Details

Format:

Smartphone Application.

Intervention Type:

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).

Course Structure:

Structured Course.

Course Length:

Long (more than 5 modules). The app includes a reference manual, a behaviour tracker and a skills coach

Support Option:

Clinical support. You can contact a DBT psychologist for support via email support@diarycard.net. Additionally, the app allows you to send information you record to your therapist

Target Audience

Primary Categories:

Substance abuse and Borderline Personality Disorder.

Target Audience:

Adult.

Language:

English.

Access

Mobile platforms:

Apple:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/daily-behavior-tracking/id479013889?mt=8

Fee:

Fee-based.

Access:

Closed: Fee required.

Contact Details:

Through an online contact form at the bottom of the homepage of the website: http://www.diarycard.net/ and via email support@diarycard.net.

Research evidence

Research Trials:

0

Research RCTs:

0

Outcome Summary:

This mobile application draws on the evidence-based principles of DBT - but there is currently no research evidence evaluating the efficacy of the application itself.

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