Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

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DBT is based upon the work of Marsha M. Linehan, Ph.D. who developed this treatment for people with /Borderline Personality Disorder/, see Skills Training Manual for Treating Borderline Personality Disorder by Marsha M. Linehan ISBN 0898620341.

Table of Contents

 * /Core Mindfulness Skills/
 * Observe
 * Describe
 * Participate
 * Non-Judgmentally
 * One-Mindfully
 * Effectively
 * Wise Mind


 * /Emotion Regulation Skills/
 * Identifying and labeling emotions
 * Understanding the function of emotions
 * Identifying obstacles to changing emotions
 * Reducing vulnerability to “emotion mind”
 * Increasing positive emotional events
 * Increasing mindfulness to current emotions
 * Taking opposite action
 * Applying distress tolerance techniques


 * /Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills/
 * Attending to Relationships
 * Balancing Priorities vs. Demands in Life and Relationships
 * Options for Intensity of Asking or Saying No, and Factors to Consider in Deciding
 * Objective Effectiveness
 * Relationship Effectiveness
 * Self-Respect Effectiveness


 * /Distress Tolerance Skills/
 * /Distracting/
 * /Self-soothing/
 * /Improving the moment/
 * /Thinking of pros and cons/.
 * /Radical Acceptance/
 * /Turning the mind/ toward acceptance
 * /Willingness/ versus /Willfulness/.