Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder (eBook)

Marsha M. Linehan, PhD, ABPP, the developer of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), is Professor of Psychology and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Director of the Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics at the University of Washington. Her primary research interest is in the development and evaluation of evidence-based treatments for populations with high suicide risk and multiple, severe mental disorders. Dr. Linehan's contributions to suicide research and clinical psychology research have been recognized with numerous awards, including the 2017 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Psychology and the 2016 Career/Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. She is also a recipient of the Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Application of Psychology from the American Psychological Foundation and the James McKeen Cattell Award from the Association for Psychological Science. In her honor, the American Association of Suicidology created the Marsha Linehan Award for Outstanding Research in the Treatment of Suicidal Behavior. She is a Zen master and teaches mindfulness and contemplative practices via workshops and retreats for health care providers.

I. THEORY AND CONCEPTS. 1. Borderline Personality Disorder: Concepts, Controversies, and Definitions. 2. Dialectical and Biosocial Underpinnings of Treatment. 3. Behavioral Patterns: Dialectical Dilemmas in the Treatment of Borderline Patients. II. TREATMENT OVERVIEW AND GOALS. 4. Overview of Treatment: Targets, Strategies, and Assumptions in a Nutshell. 5. Behavioral Targets in Treatment: Behaviors to Increase and Decrease. 6. Structuring Treatment Around Target Behaviors: Who Treats What and When. III. BASIC TREATMENT STRATEGIES. 7. Dialectical Treatment Strategies. 8. Core Strategies: Part I. Validation. 9. Core Strategies: Part II. Problem Solving. 10. Change Procedures: Part I. Contingency Procedures (Managing Contingencies and Observing Limits. 11. Change Procedures: Part II. Skill Training, Exposure, Cognitive Modification. 12. Stylistic Strategies: Balancing Communication. 13. Case Management Strategies: Interacting with the Community. IV. STRATEGIES FOR SPECIFIC TASKS. 14. Structural Strategies. 15. Special Treatment Strategies.