American Journal of Psychotherapy
- Volume 69
- Number 2
- April 2015
Editorial
Publication date: 01 April 2015
Pages91–95Born from the randomized controlled trial by Linehan and colleagues in 1991, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) has become the gold standard for treatment of individuals who are suicidal and have borderline personality disorder. In this special issue, we ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2015.69.2.91Original Articles
Publication date: 01 April 2015
Pages97–110Dialectical behavior therapy was originally developed from early efforts to apply standard behavior therapy to treat individuals who were highly suicidal. Its development was a trial and error effort driven primarily from clinical experience. Dialectical ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2015.69.2.97Publication date: 01 April 2015
Pages111–128Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is an empirically supported treatment that was originally developed for chronically suicidal adults. Since the publication of the original treatment manual, DBT has been reconceptualized as a treatment that is broadly ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2015.69.2.111Publication date: 01 April 2015
Pages129–140Several researchers have adapted and/or applied dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) for populations with eating disorders. There is a growing body of research that indicates that DBT is an effective treatment option for this population, including those who ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2015.69.2.129Publication date: 01 April 2015
Pages141–162Radically Open-Dialectical Behavior Therapy (RO-DBT) is a transdiagnostic treatment designed to address a spectrum of difficult-to-treat disorders sharing similar phenotypic and genotypic features associated with maladaptive over-control—such as anorexia ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2015.69.2.141Publication date: 01 April 2015
Pages163–178In light of dialectic behavioral therapy’s effectiveness in treating suicidal adults, the treatment has been adapted for use in diverse clinical populations, including adolescents who are suicidal and have multiple problem. Walking the Middle Path is a ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2015.69.2.163Publication date: 01 April 2015
Pages179–197The primary aim of this paper is to describe extreme behavioral patterns that the authors have observed in treating Latina adolescents who are suicidal and their parents within the framework of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). These extreme patterns, ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2015.69.2.179Publication date: 01 April 2015
Pages199–217Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT) are two approaches to the treatment of borderline personality disorder (BPD). While DBT has the most empirical support, MBT has a small but significant evidence base. Dialectical ...
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2015.69.2.199Publication date: 01 April 2015
Pages219–239The current paper details a case of adapting a manualized group therapy treatment for youths experiencing chronic stress. It was used for use with a highly traumatized and behaviorally disordered group of adolescents (ages 14 to 17 years) in long-term ...
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