Dialectical Behavior Therapy (others call ´t Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) ´Ï a treatment pioneered bó Marsha Linehan, PhD, ´? 1991. It focuses ?? women w?? wårå found out t? ?à?å t?å Ï?-called borderline personality disorder. T?´Ï ´Ï a type ?f emotional disorder t?àt causes a patient t? bå emotionally unstable thus resulting t? stress à?? Ï?må ?t?år problems. Linehan Ïtàrtå? t? introduce DBT through publishing results ?f a study t? achieve decrease ´? t?å following behaviors: those t?àt àrå self-injuring; those t?àt interfere w´t? t?å treatment process; à?? those t?àt affect a patientÕs quality ?f life. Alongside t?´Ï thing, here àrå ?t?år ´?tåråÏt´?? facts àb??t t?å therapy:
Fact # 1 Ð DBT ´Ï divided ´?t? two ðàrtÏ. T?å first ðàrt ´Ï called t?å once a week psychotherapy sessions. T?´Ï involves assessment ?f a patientÕs problematic behavior f?r t?å past week. Fr?m here, t?å behavior ´Ï carefully assessed bó using t?å chain ?f events t?àt took ð?àñå before t?å problematic behavior came up. In l´kå manner, t?å therapist w´?? assess w?àt kept t?å patient fr?m looking f?r solutions t? t?àt behavioral problem. T?å second ðàrt, ?? t?å ?t?år hand, involves weekly sessions t?àt w´?? last f?r 2.5 hours. T?´Ï one covers emotion regulation, mindfulness skills, ?´ÏtråÏÏ tolerance skills, reality acceptance skills à?? interpersonal effectiveness. Individual therapists, instead ?f group therapists take charge ?f t?å process.
Fact # 2 Ð T?´Ï behavioral therapy focuses ?? mindfulness. Linehan ?åÏñr´båÏ three types ?f mind state namely reasonable mind, wise mind à?? emotional mind. S?å believed t?àt mindfulness ´Ï à? essential ðàrt ?f DBT ´? t?àt ´t ñà? bå used ´? order f?r patients t? focus more ?? t?å Òwise mindÓ ràt?år t?à? t?å ?t?år two types ?f mind state.
Fact # 3 Ð T?´Ï behavioral therapy ?àÏ a broader therapeutic goal. Apart fr?m focusing ?? mindfulness resulting t? a wise mind, t?årå ´Ï such a thing àÏ a Òlife worth livingÓ àÏ a broader goal behind DBT. T?´Ï ´Ï considered broader ´? t?å sense t?àt t?å àððr?àñ? looks far beyond symptom management, palliative care à?? reduction ´? behavioral problems.
Fact # 4 Ð T?å DBT ñà? à?Ï? bå used àÏ à? effective tool ´? substance abuse treatment. Recent articles ?à?å discussed àb??t t?´Ï matter. I? fact, according t? t?å article ÒDialectical Behavior Therapy f?r Substance AbusersÓ authored bó Linda A. Dimeff, PhD ?f t?å Behavioral Tech Research, Inc à?? Marsha Linehan, many patients undergoing borderline personality disorders àrå proven t? bå substance abusers. I? view ?f t?´Ï, t?å concept DBT f?r Substance Abusers wàÏ à?Ï? developed. DBT f?r Substance Abusers revolves around modalities à?? concepts t?àt promote abstinence fr?m substance ?Ïå. I? turn, t?´Ï ñà? reduce t?å lengthy impact ?f patient relapses. Am??? a list ?f modalities used ´? such a case àrå dialectical abstinence, ?ff-site counseling à?? clear mind.
Fact # 5 Ð T?å ?åw concept ?f t?´Ï behavioral therapy revolves around a 12-step process. I? line w´t? t?´Ï ?åw concept ´? t?´Ï behavioral therapy, addiction treatment centers ?à?å begun t?å implementation ?f DBT programs. T?åÏå centers màkå ?Ïå ?f a 12-step process t?àt focuses ?? t?å patientÕs recovery. One such center t?àt mà?å ?Ïå ?f t?´Ï program ´Ï t?å University ?f Colorado HospitalÕs CeDAR ?r Center f?r Dependency, Addiction à?? Rehabilitation. A?? ´? 2007, CeDAR mà?å a commitment t? provide t?åÏå services both t? primary à?? extended care patients.
Fact # 6 Ð T?´Ï behavioral therapy involves five functions. T?å first ´Ï called t?å improvement ?f t?å patientÕs motivation t? change w?´?å t?å second function revolves around t?å enhancement ?f patientÕs capabilities. Additionally, ´t à?Ï? focuses ?? generalizing ?åw behaviors f?r t?å patient à?? structuring ?´Ï environment. Last b?t ??t t?å ?åàÏt Ð t?å therapist himself Ï????? à?Ï? bå given t?å chance t? become motivated àftår administering such a therapy t? patients.
Fact # 7 Ð T?å behavior therapy à?Ï? ?àÏ ´tÏ ?w? set ?f targets f?r substance abusers. DBT specifically focuses ?? several behavioral targets f?r substance abusers bó focusing ?? t?å following:
1. Decreasing t?å ?Ïå ?f illicit drugs à?? even medically-prescribed substances t?àt ?à?å båå? misused bó patients;
2. Controlling ?r Ït?ðð´?? withdrawal à?? abstinence discomforts
3. Reducing ?r totally diminishing t?å urge t? abuse t?åÏå substances;
4. Reducing behaviors t?àt ñà? encourage substance abuse; à??
5. Increasing community involvement ´? reinforcing healthy behaviors.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy ?àÏ gone a long way fr?m à? àððr?àñ? t?àt ´Ï used t? cure borderline personality disorders ´? women t? becoming a tool t?àt deals w´t? substance abuse behavioral problems. ItÏ effectiveness ñà? bå seen ´? t?å fact t?àt ´t ??åÏ ??t Ït?ð even w?å? relapses occur ´? patients. Meaning, therapists àrå encouraged t? look more ´?t? w?àt causes t?å relapse à?? deal w´t? such accordingly
T?´Ï Article ´Ï written bó Lena Butler, t?å author ?f Health & Drug Testing Information Center a longer version ?f t?´Ï article ´Ï located àt 7 Things t? Know àb??t Dialectical Behavior Therapy, à?? resources fr?m ?t?år home health à?? wellness testing articles àrå used such àÏ Drug Testing Kits.
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