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Do Dialectical Behavior Therapy-Based Interventions Decrease Adolescent Externalizing Symptoms? A Meta-Analysis

Society of Clinical Psychology

We evaluated evidence as to whether interventions based on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), a well-studied intervention designed to reduce destructive behavior by enhancing ability to regulate emotions, may reduce externalizing symptoms among adolescents. Evidence-based psychosocial treatments for adolescents with disruptive behavior.

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Diversity Spotlight: Sannisha K. Dale, PhD

Society of Clinical Psychology

In dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), there’s an exercise where people write a letter or their own eulogy, envisioning what they would want others to say about them at the end of their life. The more we focus on those moments, the easier it becomes to gravitate toward activities that align with our purpose.

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Clinicians and Clients Disagree: Implications for Evidence-Based Practice

Society of Clinical Psychology

For example, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT; Linehan, Tutek, Heard, & Armstrong, 1994) has proven to be an effective treatment for those diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Here again, though, recent evidence has suggested that it may not be as simple as trusting the clinician.

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