Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder by Marsha Linehan

Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder Marsha Linehan ebook
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Fortunately, mental health professionals have recently made great strides in treating borderline patients with a specific type of talk therapy called dialectical behavioral therapy ( DBT). Medications can be useful in reducing anxiety, depression, and disruptive impulses. Relief of such symptoms may help the individual deal More structured cognitive interventions like dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) are now widely used. Linehan M (1993a) Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder. A combination of psychotherapy and medication appears to provide the best results for treatment of BPD. This volume is the authoritative presentation of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Linehan's comprehensive, integrated approach to treating individuals with borderline personality disorder. Borderline personality disorder is a mental illness that is characterized by the inability to control strong negative feelings or impulses that often result in destruction of, or interference with, interpersonal relationships. Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a most misunderstood, serious mental illness characterized by pervasive instability in moods, interpersonal relationships, self-image, and behavior. People with borderline personality disorder the effects of borderline personality disorder. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), developed by Marsha M. Linehan M (1993b) Skills Training Manual for Treating Borderline Personality Disorder. The treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder has been another matter. The field is also actively looking at genetic vulnerabilities. Psychopharmacological treatment will often be used adjunctively to help control any target symptoms, which usually fall into such categories as cognitive-perceptual, affect dysregulation, or impulsive/behavioral dyscontrol.