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Dialectical behavior therapy and the treatment of emotion dysregulation
Author(s) -
McMain Shelley,
Korman Lorne M.,
Dimeff Linda
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(200102)57:2<183::aid-jclp5>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - borderline personality disorder , dialectical behavior therapy , psychology , emotional dysregulation , vulnerability (computing) , affect (linguistics) , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , impulsivity , computer security , communication , computer science
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a disorder characterized by severe disturbances in emotion regulation. In Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), affect dysregulation is seen as a consequence of a transaction between a biological predisposition to emotion vulnerability and invalidating environmental experiences. In the past few years, a growing body of research has accumulated demonstrating the efficacy of DBT in treating severely disordered, chronically suicidal, and substance‐dependent individuals with BPD. This article describes a DBT approach to the treatment of emotion regulation in individuals with BPD. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Psychol/In Session 57: 183–196, 2001.