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...
Introduction
Nearly 50% of patients diagnosed with BPD have a comorbid substance use disorder (2,3)
Studies show mixed conclusions linking emotion regulation (4) and...
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,...
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
• Serious Mental Illness (SMI): One or more mental disorder diagnoses along with impaired functioning of daily activities, including frequency of suicidal ideation, attempts,...
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...
Introduction
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is the primary treatment provided for complex psychological disorders.
• However, there is a lack of evidence relating to...
Background
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based therapy intended to treat a range of symptoms related to chronic emotional and behavioral dysregulation across...
Background
• Mindfulness-based treatments for various psychopathologies are clinically effective and growing in prevalence of use, i.e. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) . Mindfulness in DBT...