This article describes a form of behavior therapy called Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), developed by Linehan for treatment of the seriously and chronically suicidal patient. The author describes the following characteristics of DBT: 1 theoretical perspective (dialectics, biosocial/behavior), 2
Dialectical behavior therapy and the treatment of emotion dysregulation
โ Scribed by Shelley McMain; Lorne M. Korman; Linda Dimeff
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 76 KB
- Volume
- 57
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9762
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