Intro/Background
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT; Linehan, 1993) is a well-established treatment for individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD)
• Less is known about the which...
Background
PTSD and BPD are frequently comorbid disorders that are associated with a history of trauma, but their relationship is not well understood. They...
Background
● People who experience sexual trauma (ST), such as unwanted sexual contact, may also experience severe mental health struggles as a result1
● Dialectical Behavior...
Background
•According to the Emotional Cascade Model (ECM), rumination is part of a positive feedback loop which amplifies negative affect, leading to emotional and behavioral...
Intro
Studies show that those who identify at LGBTQ+ are at greater risk for developing mental health disorders (Cochran et al., 2017; Needham, 2012).
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Background
CBT is the typical treatment for PTSD, though outcome meta-analyses suggest 33% of traumatized clients are excluded from treatment studies due to substance use,...
Introduction
● Predictors of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) response have been previously identified, such as baseline symptom severity and homework completion (Yin et al., 2022)
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Background
High comorbidity exists between physical and mental health conditions, with especially high rates observed in those who meet criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder...
INTRO:
For caregivers of individuals who meet criteria for borderline personality disorder, adolescents’ impairments in interpersonal functioning and emotion regulation are key features of...
Background
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) was adapted from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to better meet needs of patients with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
- treatment...