Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Clinical Practice

Linda A. Dimeff, PhD, is Chief Scientific Officer at Evidence-Based Practice Institute, Inc.; Institute Director at Portland DBT Institute; and Clinical Faculty in the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington. Since 1994, Dr. Dimeff has collaborated closely with Marsha M. Linehan to develop and evaluate an adaptation of DBT for substance-dependent individuals with borderline personality disorder; to produce DBT training materials for clinicians; and to train, consult, and supervise clinicians in their practice of DBT. She has worked with public and private sector systems throughout the world in their efforts to implement DBT. Dr. Dimeff is a recipient of the Cindy J. Sanderson Outstanding Educator Award from the International Society for the Improvement and Teaching of DBT. Kelly Koerner, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and an expert clinician, clinical supervisor, and trainer in DBT. She is Creative Director of the Evidence-Based Practice Institute, which provides online communities and continuing education for practitioners who strive to combine science and compassion in their work. Dr. Koerner has served as Director of Training for Marsha Linehan’s research investigating the efficacy of DBT for suicidal and drug-abusing individuals with borderline personality disorder, Creative Director for Behavioral Tech Research, Inc., and cofounder and first CEO of Behavioral Tech, LLC, a company that provides training in DBT. She is on the clinical faculty in the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington and maintains a consulting and psychotherapy practice in Seattle.

1. Overview of Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Kelly Koerner and Linda A. Dimeff

2. Adopt or Adapt?: Fidelity Matters, Kelly Koerner, Linda A. Dimeff, and Charles R. Swenson

3. Implementing Standard Dialectical Behavior Therapy in an Outpatient Setting, Kathryn A. Comtois, Cedar R. Koons, Soonie A. Kim, Sharon Y. Manning, Elisabeth Bellows, and Linda A. Dimeff

4. Dialectical Behavior Therapy on Inpatient Units, Charles R. Swenson, Suzanne Witterholt, and Martin Bohus

5. Implementing Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Residential Forensic Settings with Adults and Juveniles, Robin A. McCann, André Ivanoff, Henry Schmidt, and Bradley Beach

6. Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Individuals with Borderline Personality Disorder and Substance Dependence, Shelley McMain, Jennifer Sayrs, Linda A. Dimeff, and Marsha M. Linehan

7. Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Eating Disorders, Lucene Wisniewski, Debra Safer, and Eunice Chen

8. Dialectical Behavior Therapy with Families, Alan E. Fruzzetti, Daniel A. Santisteban, and Perry D. Hoffman

9. Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents, Alec L. Miller, Jill H. Rathus, Anthony P. DuBose, Elizabeth T. Dexter-Mazza, and Arielle R. Goldklang

10. Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Depression with Comorbid Personality Disorder: An Extension of Standard Dialectical Behavior Therapy with a Special Emphasis on the Treatment of Older Adults, Thomas R. Lynch and Jennifer S. Cheavens

11. Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Assertive Community Treatment Teams, Sarah K. Reynolds, Randy Wolbert, Gwen Abney-Cunningham, and Kimberly Patterson

12. Evaluating Your Dialectical Behavior Therapy Program, Shireen L. Rizvi, Maria Monroe-DeVita, and Linda A. Dimeff