The Handbook of Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Theory, Research, and Evaluation
- 1st Edition - May 15, 2020
- Editor: Jamie Bedics
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 6 3 8 4 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 6 6 0 8 - 6
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) has become a useful treatment for a range of clinical problems and is no longer limited to the treatment of suicidal behaviors or borderline… Read more

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Request a sales quoteDialectical behavior therapy (DBT) has become a useful treatment for a range of clinical problems and is no longer limited to the treatment of suicidal behaviors or borderline personality disorder. The Handbook of Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Theory, Research, and Evaluation reviews the evidence-based literature on use of DBT in a wide range of populations and settings. The book begins with the foundations of DBT: its history, development, core principles, mechanisms of change, and the importance of the therapeutic relationship. It also reviews the efficacy of DBT for treatment of suicidal behavior, eating disorders, and substance abuse disorders, as well as its use for children, adolescents, and families. A section on clinical settings reviews implementation in schools, college counseling centers, and hospitals.
- Provides an overview of DBT including its development, core principles, and training
- Discusses the importance of the therapeutic relationship and alliance in DBT
- Outlines DBT treatment for suicidal behavior, eating disorders, and substance use disorders
- Includes DBT as treatment for adolescents and children
- Covers DBT implementation in schools, counseling centers, and hospitals
mental health clinicians in psychology, psychiatry, and social work; mental health nurses and counsellors; secondary audience of academic researchers and graduate students
- No. of pages: 412
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: May 15, 2020
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128163849
- eBook ISBN: 9780128166086
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Jamie Bedics
Jamie Bedics’ research has focused on understanding how people change during the course of therapy and how patients’ relationship with their therapist affects the outcome of treatment. He has worked with the developer of DBT, Dr. Marsha Linehan, and studied the role of the therapeutic relationship and self-concept change during DBT and the treatment of suicidal behaviour. He is currently the director of the DBT training program in the doctoral program of clinical psychology at California Lutheran University and is the director of the DBT Services at CLU Community Counseling Center. In addition to his duties at CLU, Dr. Bedics is a Clinical Instructor at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences. In this position he has worked as a DBT Research Therapist on a large, multi-site (UCLA and University of Washington), randomized-controlled trial of DBT for suicidal and self-harming adolescents. He is also a member of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, American Psychological Association, Western Psychological Association, American Association of Suicidology, and the Society for Psychotherapy Research. He is currently serving as Associate Editor fo the journal Psychotherapy published by the American Psychological Association.
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California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA, USARead The Handbook of Dialectical Behavior Therapy on ScienceDirect