The purpose of the association is the promotion of public health, as well as science and research in the European area. The EDBTA is an international, multidisciplinary scientific association dedicated to promoting the improvement, dissemination, and quality control of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), a scientifically proven effective psychotherapy.

The aims of the Association are:

1. to promote training and best practices of DBT in Europe in accordance with up-to-date scientific evidence and generally accepted principles and methods of DBT;
2. to support dissemination and utilization of DBT in Europe.
3. to encourage and enhance the international cooperation of people working in the spirit of evidence based DBT.
4. to foster the communication, understanding, and integration of research findings, in order to enhance the effectiveness of DBT.
5. to encourage the development of scientific research on DBT and related fields.
6. to maintain treatment integrity and to establish guidelines for treatment and training in DBT
7. to extend the range of applications of DBT.