In Addition to Traditional Talk Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Inpatient

In addition to traditional talk therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and inpatient stays, step-down programs have been effective in the treatment of borderline personality disorder. Step-down programs are defined as

A) short-term hospital stays followed by long-term outpatient and community treatment.
B) long-term hospital stays followed by short-term outpatient and community treatment.
C) initially intense psychotherapy that gradually tapers off to occasional maintenance sessions.
D) initially intense psychotherapy followed by a transition to community-based self-help treatment programs.