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Dialectical Behavioral Therapy: Marsha M. Linehan, University of Washington, Borderline Personality Disorder, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness ... Buddhism, Thich Nhat Hanh, Carl Rogers.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Marsha M Linehan University of Washington Borderline Personality Disorder Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Mindfulness Buddhism Thich Nhat Hanh Carl Rogers Dialectical behavior therapy DBT is a therapeutic methodology developed by Marsha M. Linehan, a psychology researcher at the University of Washington, to treat persons with borderline personality disorder BPD. DBT combines standard cognitive-behavioral techniques for emotion regulation and reality-testing with concepts of mindful awareness, dist... more »ress tolerance, and acceptance largely derived from Buddhist meditative practice. DBT is the first therapy that has been experimentally demonstrated to be effective for treating BPD. Research indicates that DBT is also effective in treating patients who represent varied symptoms and behaviors associated with spectrum mood disorders, including self-injury.« less