Klinische traumabehandeling in combinatie met dialectische gedragstherapie

Inpatient trauma focused treatment combined with dialectical behaviour therapy: A look inside a Dutch inpatient DBT-PTSD facility illustrated with two cases Inpatient Dialectical Behavioural Therapy combined with trauma treatment (DBT-PTSD) focuses on clients with severe posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and comorbid complaints. Previous research demonstrated the effectiveness of the treatment program in a randomized controlled trial with a 'treatment as usual' condition in a group of women with a PTSD after childhood sexual abuse. The treatment, which on the one hand is protocolised, and on the other hand adaptable to the individual complaints and treatment goals of the patient, is illustrated with two cases. 'Maaike' and 'Klaas', two clients with an extensive trauma history and a long psychiatric background, benefitted from this integrated treatment program. Beside a severe PTSD, they suffered from very different forms of comorbid complaints. Inpatient DBT-PTSD is part of recent developments in the trauma field and exists in the treatments on offer for patients with severe trauma related complaints within the Netherlands.