Dialectical behavior therapy is a beneficial form of treatment for those with type 2 diabetes because of its ability to combat the cognitive-behavioral and emotional factors that influence this disease. Because dialectical behavior therapy enforces emotion regulation, this intervention trains people how to cope more successfully with the negative emotions that provokes them to overeat. 

Why DBT is an effective intervention in treating type 2 diabetes and other lifestyle diseases

Through statistical analysis, the participants in the experimental group presented a significant decrease in emotional eating habits/behavior. This was measured by the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ) that calculates one's eating style.   

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After participants with type 2 diabetes underwent eight sessions of dialectical behavior therapy for eight weeks, there was a reported decrease in their body mass index. Those in the experimental group sustained a lower body mass index when followed-up after a span of three months.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy Effect on Body Mass Index (BMI) in People with Type 2 Diabetes

Sheikh, S., Alzackerini, S. M., Shirmahaleh, F. M., Zam, F., & Baseri, A. (2021). Investigating the effect of two methods of dialectic behavioral therapies and metacognitive therapy on the body mass index and emotional eating behavior in patients with type 2 diabetes. International Journal of Health Studies, 7(2), 36-42.

Investigating the Effect of two Methods of Dialectic Behavioral therapies and Metacognitive therapy on the Body Mass Index and Emotional Eating Behavior in Patients with type 2 Diabetes

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