Family therapy and dialectical behavior therapy with adolescents: Part II: A theoretical review

From: American Journal of Psychotherapy | Date: January 1, 2002| Author: Glinski, Juliet; Indik, Jay; Miller, Alec L; Mitchell, Aimee G; Woodberry, Kristen A | Copyright information

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is based on a transactional model of the etiology of borderline personality disorder (BPD). It assumes that the associated emotional dysregulation is not simply biological or family induced but the result of a dynamic interaction between the biology and characteristics of an individual with the individual's social environment. This paper discusses the theoretical issues and empirical research relating to a synthesis of family therapy and DBT with adolescents...

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