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Michaela A. Swales (Author), Heidi L. Heard (Author)

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Paperback: 184 pages
Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (10 Dec 2008)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0415444586
ISBN-13: 978-0415444583
Product Dimensions: 1.8 x 1.2 x 0.2 cm

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Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is a psychotherapeutic approach designed particularly to treat the problems of chronically suicidal individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD). The therapy articulates a series of principles that effectively guide clinicians in responding to suicidal and other behaviours that challenge them when treating this population.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy highlights 30 distinctive features of the treatment and uses extensive clinical examples to demonstrate how the theory translates into practice. In part I: The Distinctive Theoretical Features of DBT, the authors introduce us to the three foundations on which the treatment rests – behaviourism, Zen and dialectics – and how these integrate. In part II: The Distinctive Practical Features of DBT, Swales and Heard describe both how the therapy applies these principles to the treatment of clients with borderline personality disorder and elucidate the distinctive conceptual twists in the application of cognitive and behavioural procedures within the treatment.

This book provides a clear and structured overview of a complex treatment. It is written for both practicing clinicians and students wishing to learn more about DBT and how it differs from the other cognitive behaviour therapies.

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Michaela A. Swales is a lecturer-practitioner in clinical psychology at Bangor University and a consultant clinical psychologist at the North Wales Adolescent Service, North Wales NHS Trust. She is the Director of the British Isles DBT Training Team. Heidi L. Heard is a senior trainer for BehavioralTech, USA and an international consultant and supervisor in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. She has written extensively about DBT and borderline personality disorder.

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Excellent Overview of DBT 1 Jan 2011

By Pipney Doodles

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I like the CBT Distinctive Features series as they provide a comprehensive introduction to some often seemingly complex ideas and approaches. This book on DBT is particularly excellent. The major texts on DBT have been written mainly by Marsha Linehan who developed the approach. While comprehensive they can be difficult to read as someone completely new to the approach. DBT has various different stages and modalities (for example one to one therapy and group work) and it can de daunting to try and figure out how these fit together. The authors, helped by the style of the book series, break down DBT into manageable chunks which help demystify the approach and outline the key concepts.

This book would be an excellent addition to any therapist's bookshelf, whether you are a trainee Clinical Psychologist trying to get to grips with DBT or a more experienced therapist/Clinical Psychologist who wants to know more and wants a short, comprehensive and succinct introduction.

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Excellent Overview of Principles of DBT 21 July 2011

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This book fills an important chasm in understanding the complexities of DBT by detailing the research underlying the basic principles and the way the principles weave together in a dialectic. This understanding helps the clinician make the best decisions possible. For example understanding how the zen principles work with the behavioral principles and how social psychology contributed to the emphasis on committment work in pretreatment facilitates an understanding of "why" not just "how" DBT works. I highly recommend this book for those who are trained in DBT.

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