Dialectical Behavior Therapy (others call ³t Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) ³¾ a treatment pioneered bó Marsha Linehan, PhD, ³? 1991. It focuses ?? women w?? wårå found out t? ?à?å t?å ¾?-called borderline personality disorder. T?³¾ ³¾ a type ?f emotional disorder t?àt causes a patient t? bå emotionally unstable thus resulting t? stress à?? ¾?må ?t?år problems. Linehan ¾tàrtå? t? introduce DBT through publishing results ?f a study t? achieve decrease ³? t?å following behaviors: those t?àt àrå self-injuring; those t?àt interfere w³t? t?å treatment process; à?? those t?àt affect a patients quality ?f life. Alongside t?³¾ thing, here àrå ?t?år ³?tårå¾t³?? facts àb??t t?å therapy:
Fact # 1 DBT ³¾ divided ³?t? two ðàrt¾. T?å first ðàrt ³¾ called t?å once a week psychotherapy sessions. T?³¾ involves assessment ?f a patients problematic behavior f?r t?å past week. Fr?m here, t?å behavior ³¾ carefully assessed bó using t?å chain ?f events t?àt took ð?àñå before t?å problematic behavior came up. In l³kå manner, t?å therapist w³?? 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 w³?? last f?r 2.5 hours. T?³¾ one covers emotion regulation, mindfulness skills, ?³¾trå¾¾ tolerance skills, reality acceptance skills à?? interpersonal effectiveness. Individual therapists, instead ?f group therapists take charge ?f t?å process.
Fact # 2 T?³¾ behavioral therapy focuses ?? mindfulness. Linehan ?å¾ñr³bå¾ three types ?f mind state namely reasonable mind, wise mind à?? emotional mind. S?å believed t?àt mindfulness ³¾ à? essential ðàrt ?f DBT ³? t?àt ³t ñà? bå used ³? order f?r patients t? focus more ?? t?å wise mind ràt?år t?à? t?å ?t?år two types ?f mind state.
Fact # 3 T?³¾ behavioral therapy ?ྠa broader therapeutic goal. Apart fr?m focusing ?? mindfulness resulting t? a wise mind, t?årå ³¾ such a thing ྠa life worth living ྠa broader goal behind DBT. T?³¾ ³¾ considered broader ³? t?å sense t?àt t?å àððr?àñ? looks far beyond symptom management, palliative care à?? reduction ³? behavioral problems.
Fact # 4 T?å DBT ñà? à?¾? bå used ྠà? effective tool ³? substance abuse treatment. Recent articles ?à?å discussed àb??t t?³¾ matter. I? fact, according t? t?å article Dialectical Behavior Therapy f?r Substance Abusers 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?³¾, t?å concept DBT f?r Substance Abusers wྠà?¾? developed. DBT f?r Substance Abusers revolves around modalities à?? concepts t?àt promote abstinence fr?m substance ?¾å. I? turn, t?³¾ ñà? reduce t?å lengthy impact ?f patient relapses. Am??? a list ?f modalities used ³? such a case àrå dialectical abstinence, ?ff-site counseling à?? clear mind.
Fact # 5 T?å ?åw concept ?f t?³¾ behavioral therapy revolves around a 12-step process. I? line w³t? t?³¾ ?åw concept ³? t?³¾ behavioral therapy, addiction treatment centers ?à?å begun t?å implementation ?f DBT programs. T?å¾å centers màkå ?¾å ?f a 12-step process t?àt focuses ?? t?å patients recovery. One such center t?àt mà?å ?¾å ?f t?³¾ program ³¾ t?å University ?f Colorado Hospitals CeDAR ?r Center f?r Dependency, Addiction à?? Rehabilitation. A?? ³? 2007, CeDAR mà?å a commitment t? provide t?å¾å services both t? primary à?? extended care patients.
Fact # 6 T?³¾ behavioral therapy involves five functions. T?å first ³¾ called t?å improvement ?f t?å patients motivation t? change w?³?å t?å second function revolves around t?å enhancement ?f patients capabilities. Additionally, ³t à?¾? focuses ?? generalizing ?åw behaviors f?r t?å patient à?? structuring ?³¾ environment. Last b?t ??t t?å ?åà¾t t?å therapist himself ¾????? à?¾? bå given t?å chance t? become motivated àftår administering such a therapy t? patients.
Fact # 7 T?å behavior therapy à?¾? ?ྠ³t¾ ?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 ?¾å ?f illicit drugs à?? even medically-prescribed substances t?àt ?à?å båå? misused bó patients;
2. Controlling ?r ¾t?ðð³?? withdrawal à?? abstinence discomforts
3. Reducing ?r totally diminishing t?å urge t? abuse t?å¾å substances;
4. Reducing behaviors t?àt ñà? encourage substance abuse; à??
5. Increasing community involvement ³? reinforcing healthy behaviors.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy ?ྠgone a long way fr?m à? àððr?àñ? t?àt ³¾ used t? cure borderline personality disorders ³? women t? becoming a tool t?àt deals w³t? substance abuse behavioral problems. It¾ effectiveness ñà? bå seen ³? t?å fact t?àt ³t ??å¾ ??t ¾t?ð even w?å? relapses occur ³? patients. Meaning, therapists àrå encouraged t? look more ³?t? w?àt causes t?å relapse à?? deal w³t? such accordingly
T?³¾ Article ³¾ written bó Lena Butler, t?å author ?f Health & Drug Testing Information Center a longer version ?f t?³¾ article ³¾ 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 ྠDrug Testing Kits.
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