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Woodberry, Kristen A.; Popenoe, Ellen J. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2008
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), an empirically supported treatment for adult women diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD), has been increasingly adapted for use with adolescents across a variety of settings. This article describes a community-based application of DBT principles and strategies for adolescents and their families.…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Behavior Modification, Adolescents, Therapy
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Ben-Porath, Denise D.; Koons, Cedar R. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2005
Several studies have indicated that telephone coaching can play an important role in psychological intervention (Beebe, 2001; Burgess & Chalder, 2001; Meyersberg, 1985). Less well understood, however, is the role of telephone coaching with severe, complex, multiproblem clients, such as those diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Behavior Modification, Suicide, Adolescents
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Ben-Porath, Denise D.; Peterson, Gregory A.; Smee, Jacqueline – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2004
This article describes an effort to implement and examine dialectical behavior therapy's (DBT) effectiveness in a community mental health setting. Modifications made to address unique aspects of community mental health settings are described. Barriers encountered in implementation of DBT treatment in community mental health settings, such as staff…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Mental Disorders, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health