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Dialectical behavior therapy for comorbid personality disorders
Author(s) -
Lynch Thomas R.,
Cheavens Jennifer S.
Publication year - 2008
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/jclp.20449
Subject(s) - psychology , dialectical behavior therapy , personality disorders , psychotherapist , personality , clinical psychology , dialectic , borderline personality disorder , psychoanalysis , philosophy , epistemology
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) was originally designed as a treatment of emotionally dysregulated, impulsive, and dramatic disorders (e.g., borderline personality disorder) and populations (e.g., parasuicidal women). However, a number of complex disorders represent the dialectical opposite of BPD and related disorders; these disorders are characterized by being overcontrolled, emotionally constricted, perfectionistic, and highly risk‐averse. In this article, the authors introduce a recent adaptation of DBT that targets cognitive–behavioral rigidity and emotional constriction and illustrates its application through the case of a man suffering from both paranoid personality disorder and obsessive–compulsive personality disorder. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol. In Session 64: 1–14, 2008.