Die Dialektische Verhaltenstherapie (DVT) wurde speziell für die Behandlung chronisch suizidaler Patienten mit einer Borderline-Persönlichkeitsstörung entwickelt. Die DVT integriert Strategien aus der kognitiven Verhaltenstherapie mit Aspekten der Zen-Praxis und fasst beide Perspektiven zu einer kohärenten Gruppe von Behandlungsprinzipien zusammen. In diesem Buch werden die theoretischen Grundlagen der DVT und ihre wichtigsten Behandlungsprogramme aus der Praxis knapp und dennoch fundiert ...

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is a psychotherapeutic approach used to treat individuals with complex psychological disorders, particularly chronically suicidal individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD). The therapy articulates a series of principles that effectively guide clinicians in responding to problematic behaviours. Treated problems include, among others, attempting suicide, bingeing, purging, using illegal drugs and behaviours that directly impede the treatment.

This book delves into problem solving, one of the core components of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). The authors are leading DBT trainers who elucidate the therapy's principles of behavior change and use case examples to illustrate their effective application. Particular attention is given to common pitfalls that therapists encounter in analyzing target behaviors--for example, a suicide attempt or an episode of bingeing and purging--and selecting and implementing appropriate solutions....

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a specific type of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy developed in the late 1980s by psychologist Marsha M. Linehan to help better treat borderline personality disorder. Since its development, it has also been used for the treatment of other kinds of mental health disorders. The Oxford Handbook of DBT charts the development of DBT from its early inception to the current cutting edge state of knowledge about both the theoretical underpinnings of the tre...