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Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a comprehensive, multimodal psychosocial intervention developed by Marsha M. Linehan to treat individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and chronic suicidality. Combining cognitive-behavioral principles with dialectical philosophy and Zen principles, DBT is delivered through individual therapy, skills training, phone coaching, and therapist consultation and has become the gold-standard treatment for BPD.

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  1. Linehan, M. M. (1993). Cognitive-behavioral treatment of borderline personality disorder. Guilford Press. ISBN: 9780898621784
  2. Linehan, M. M., Korslund, K. E., Harned, M. S., et al. (2015). Dialectical behavior therapy for high suicide risk in individuals with borderline personality disorder: A randomized clinical trial and component analysis. JAMA Psychiatry, 72(5), 475–482. DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.3039

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