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.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: Distinctive Features highlights theoretical and practical features of the treatment using extensive clinical examples to demonstrate how the theory translates into practice. This updated edition reviews recent modifications to the structure of the treatment and considers more recent research evidence for both the biosocial theory underpinning the treatment and treatment efficacy. The book provides a clear overview of a complex treatment, through a unique application of strategies and a discussion of a comprehensive treatment programme that structures the therapeutic journey for the client.
The book will be of interest to clinicians wanting to develop their knowledge about the treatment, prior to formal training; post-graduate students in mental health seeking to learn how to conceptualize complex problems; DBT trained clinicians who require a useful précis of the treatment with clinical examples, and clients about to embark upon this treatment. This book provides a clear and structured overview of a complex treatment. It is written for both practising clinicians and students wishing to learn more about DBT and how it differs from the other cognitive behaviour therapies.
Introduction Acknowledgements Part 1 THE DISTINCTIVE THEORETICAL FEATURES OF DBT 1. Principle-driven treatment 2. Integrative treatment 3. Dialectical principles 4. Emphasis on the primacy of affect 5. Transactional theory of capability and motivational deficits 6. Learning theory I: Classical conditioning 7. Learning theory II: Operant conditioning 8. A behavioural approach to diagnosis 9. Zen principles Part 2 THE DISTINCTIVE PRACTICAL FEATURES OF DBT 10. Developing modalities to fulfil specific functions 11. Coaching on the phone 12. Consulting in a team 13. Treating the system 14. Structuring the treatment in stages 15. Strengthening commitment in pre-treatment 16. Targeting behaviours according to a hierarchy 17. Validating in the current context or clients’ inherent capabilities 18. Analysing behaviours, with a twist or two 19. Integrating multiple CBT procedures in a solution analysis 20. Using skilful means 21. Exposing to a variety of affects 22. Managing contingencies in the therapeutic context 23. Changing cognitive behaviours 24. Being dialectical 25. Using self-disclosure 26. Confronting and being irreverent 27. Consulting to the client 28. Treating the client’s therapy-interfering behaviour 29. Treating the therapist 30. Evidence for efficacy and effectiveness References Index
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