Description
Book SynopsisDialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) has quickly become a treatment of choice for individuals with borderline personality disorder and other complicated psychiatric conditions. Becoming proficient in standard DBT requires intensive training and extensive supervised experience.
Trade Review“As the authors state at the outset, it is likely most useful for clinicians wondering what DBT is and what it includes, as well as for non-clinicians wondering what DBT is about. Some of the concepts are good therapy (e.g., the emphasis on validation), whereas some are unique to DBT (e.g., the consult team). Because some of the elements of DBT are good practice and can be incorporated into other treatment modalities, the authors succeed in finding a middle path between ignorance of DBT and trained practice of allelements.” (British Journal of Psychology, 6 January 2014)
Table of ContentsAbout the Authors ix
Foreword xi
Acknowledgments xiii
1 Introduction 3
Part I Theoretical, research, and clinical foundations 13
2 When DBT is indicated: The patients, the clinicians, and the evidence 15
3 BPD: Treatable or untreatable? 27
4 BPD: Diagnosis, stigma, and phenomenology 33
5 Understanding and treating self-harm behaviors in BPD 45
6 The ABC’s of DBT – the theoretical perspective 63
7 The ABC’s of DBT – overview of the treatment 75
Part II Using DBT in clinical practice 83
8 Commitment and goal setting 85
9 The DBT tool kit: The essential DBT strategies and what happens in the individual session 101
10 Skills training: The rationale and structure 125
11 Skills training: The four skill modules 135
12 Between-session contact and observing limits 153
13 Management of suicidal behavior 177
14 The Safety Planning Intervention 185
15 The three C’s of consultation 193
16 DBT case formulation 205
17 Beyond Target 1 – Therapy and “quality of life” interfering behaviors 221
18 The end of treatment 239
Index 245
