Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

Overview : 

In a nutshell DBT is the approach adding validation and dialectical to CBT. Keep this in mind and you can understand and remember DBT easily.

 DBT = CBT+ Acceptance+Dialectics 

Founder : 

Marsha M Linehan 

Skills

four sets of important skills – Mindfulness, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Emotion Regulation, and Distress Tolerance.

1.Skills -overview :

 

 

Goals of the treatment 

Stage I: Moving from Being Out of Control of One’s Behavior to Being in Control

Stage II. Moving from Being Emotionally Shut Down to Experiencing Emotions Fully

Stage III. Building an Ordinary Life, Solving Ordinary Life Problems

Stage IV. Moving from Incompleteness to Completeness/Connection

Reference 

http://www.dbtselfhelp.com/DBTinaNutshell.pdf

http://behavioraltech.org/downloads/dbtFaq_Cons.pdf

http://www.bipolarsjuk.se/pdf/Handbook%20in%20DBT%20Group.pdf

http://behavioraltech.org/downloads/DBT_FAQ.pdf

https://www.ok.gov/odmhsas/documents/LISA%20GROSSENBACHER%20KRISS%20BRYANT%20PRESENTATION.pdf