Publications by authors named "K E Korslund"
This paper presents two studies conducted to develop and evaluate a new pragmatic measure of therapist adherence to Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): the DBT Adherence Checklist for Individual Therapy (DBT AC-I). Study 1 used item response analysis to select items from the gold standard DBT Adherence Coding Scale (DBT ACS) using archival data from 1271 DBT sessions. Items were then iteratively refined based on feedback from 33 target end-users to ensure relevance, usability, and understandability.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn the face of the growing number of adolescents suffering from eating disorders (EDs) and access to psychiatric care limited by the epidemiological and demographic situation, the primary care pediatrician's role in diagnosing and treating EDs is growing. The European Academy of Paediatrics (EAP) decided to summarize knowledge about EDs and formulate recommendations to support European pediatricians and improve care for adolescents with EDs.
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- * Data from six clinical trials involved 83 therapists and 288 patients, revealing that higher therapist adherence leads to better patient outcomes over time.
- * Findings suggest that consistently sticking to DBT guidelines not only benefits patients, especially those with additional challenges, but also helps therapists by improving their ability to work with severely impaired individuals.