Dialectical behavior therapy is a form of cognitive behavioral psychotherapy developed by psychologist Marsha Linehan in the late 1980s, originally to treat chronically suicidal patients with borderline personality disorder, combining standard cognitive-behavioral techniques with mindfulness and acceptance-based concepts drawn from Buddhist meditative practice. The approach balances two seemingly opposed aims, acceptance of the patient as they are and active work toward changing harmful patterns, which gives the therapy its name. It is delivered through a combination of individual therapy sessions and group skills training covering four areas: mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness, and it is now also used to treat other conditions involving intense emotional dysregulation, including eating disorders and substance use disorder, beyond its original borderline personality disorder application.
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Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based psychotherapy that began with efforts to treat personality disorders and interpersonal conflicts.
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The treatment was first described in detail in her 1993 book Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder.
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Is dialectical behavior therapy only used for borderline personality disorder?
No, it is also used for eating disorders and substance use disorder.
No. It was developed by psychologist Marsha Linehan in the late 1980s to treat chronically suicidal patients with borderline personality disorder, but it is now also used for other conditions involving intense emotional dysregulation, including eating disorders and substance use disorder. It combines individual therapy sessions with group skills training in mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness.
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