Dialectical Behaviour Therapy DBT

Dialectical behaviour therapy (dbt) is a cognitive-behavioural treatment developed by dr. Marsha linehan at the university of washington. The theory behind the approach is that some people are prone to react in a more intense and out-of-the-ordinary manner toward certain emotional situations, primarily those found in romantic, family and friend relationships. Dbt theory suggests that some peoples arousal levels in such situations can increase far more quickly than the average persons, attain a higher level of emotional stimulation, and take a significant amount of time to return to baseline arousal levels. Dbt skills in the areas of managing your attention (mindfulness skills), managing and coping with your emotions (emotion regulation skills), dealing effectively with interpersonal situations (interpersonal effectiveness skills), and tolerating emotional distress (distress tolerance skills). Several research studies over the past 15 years have demonstrated that dbt is effective in helping people learn to manage their emotions effectively, reduce anger, stop suicidal behaviour and self-injury, and overcome problems with drug use and eating disorders. Dbt also is the only well-established psychological treatment for problems related to bpd. Dbt has also shown good effects in the treatment of adolescent suicidality, substance abuse,binge eating disorder, domestic violence, and depression among older adults.

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