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Emerging Approaches to Counseling Intervention: Dialectical Behavior Therapy
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Neacsiu, Andrada D.; Ward-Ciesielski, Erin F.; Linehan, Marsha M. – Counseling Psychologist, 2012
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a comprehensive, multimodal cognitive behavioral treatment originally developed for individuals who met criteria for borderline personality disorder (BPD) who displayed suicidal tendencies. DBT is based on behavioral theory but also includes principles of acceptance, mindfulness, and validation. Since its…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Intervention, Behavior Modification, Therapy
A Pilot Study of the DBT Coach: An Interactive Mobile Phone Application for Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder and Substance Use Disorder
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Rizvi, Shireen L.; Dimeff, Linda A.; Skutch, Julie; Carroll, David; Linehan, Marsha M. – Behavior Therapy, 2011
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) has received strong empirical support and is practiced widely as a treatment for borderline personality disorder (BPD) and BPD with comorbid substance use disorders (BPD-SUD). Therapeutic success in DBT requires that individuals generalize newly acquired skills to their natural environment. However, there have…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Behavior Modification, Personality, Coping
Treatment Differences in the Therapeutic Relationship and Introject during a 2-Year Randomized Controlled Trial of Dialectical Behavior Therapy versus Nonbehavioral Psychotherapy Experts for Borderline Personality Disorder
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Bedics, Jamie D.; Atkins, David C.; Comtois, Katherine A.; Linehan, Marsha M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2012
Objective: The present study explored the role of the therapeutic relationship and introject during the course of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT; Linehan, 1993) for the treatment of borderline personality disorder. Method: Women meeting "DSM-IV" criteria for borderline personality disorder (N = 101) were randomized to receive DBT or community…
Descriptors: Expertise, Personality Problems, Social Behavior, Behavior Modification
Feasibility of Using Video to Teach a Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skill to Clients with Borderline Personality Disorder
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Waltz, Jennifer; Dimeff, Linda A.; Koerner, Kelly; Linehan, Marsha M.; Taylor, Laura; Miller, Christopher – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2009
This study tested the feasibility of using a psychoeducational video recording to teach a behavioral skill from the Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT; Linehan, 1993a, 1993b) skills training program to individuals meeting criteria for borderline personality disorder. A video presenting a DBT emotion-regulation skill was developed and the extent to…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Behavior Modification, Personality, Therapy
Treating Co-Occurring Axis I Disorders in Recurrently Suicidal Women with Borderline Personality Disorder: A 2-Year Randomized Trial of Dialectical Behavior Therapy versus Community Treatment by Experts
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Harned, Melanie S.; Chapman, Alexander, L.; Dexter-Mazza, Elizabeth T.; Murray, Angela; Comtois, Katherine A.; Linehan, Marsha M. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2008
This study evaluated whether dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) was more efficacious than treatment by nonbehavioral psychotherapy experts in reducing co-occurring Axis I disorders among suicidal individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Women with BPD and recent and repeated suicidal and/or self-injurious behavior (n = 101) were…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Females, Self Destructive Behavior, Mental Disorders
Integrating Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Prolonged Exposure to Treat Co-Occurring Borderline Personality Disorder and PTSD: Two Case Studies
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Harned, Melanie S.; Linehan, Marsha M. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2008
Despite the high rate of trauma and PTSD among individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD), no studies have specifically evaluated the treatment of PTSD in a BPD population. These case studies illustrate the use of a protocol based on prolonged exposure therapy that can be integrated into standard dialectical behavior therapy to treat…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Behavior Modification, Suicide
Skills Practice in Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Suicidal Women Meeting Criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder
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Lindenboim, Noam; Comtois, Katherine Anne; Linehan, Marsha M. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2007
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based practice for borderline personality disorder (BPD) and suicidal behavior that has been replicated with a variety of populations. Patients' practice of behavioral skills taught in the group skills training component of DBT may be partly responsible for the positive treatment outcomes according…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Females, Behavior Modification, Suicide
The Treatment of Maladaptive Shame in Borderline Personality Disorder: A Pilot Study of "Opposite Action"
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Rizvi, Shireen L.; Linehan, Marsha M. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2005
This study sought to pilot test a short-term intervention for maladaptive shame in borderline personality disorder (BPD) based on the skill of "opposite action" from dialectical behavior therapy. Five women with BPD were treated with the intervention using a single-subject, multiple-baseline design. Results indicate that, although state ratings of…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Intervention, Behavior Modification, Personality