Posted by Dinah on May 26, 2003, at 21:56:38
In reply to Re: DBT combines the two even more » Dinah, posted by babs on May 26, 2003, at 15:48:40
Dialectical Behavior Therapy is a form of therapy pioneered by Marsha Linehan. She found that cognitive behavior therapy was often dropped by the group of suicidal and self injuring patients that she was trying to reach. Her idea was to combine the elements of change of CBT with extra acceptance of the patient where they were now. Since acceptance and change are somewhat opposite, she thought of it in terms of dialectics. I'm not a scholar in this area, but I think that means that there is tension between the two, and the therapist needs to be balanced somewhere between?
I believe she says that she borrowed from eastern philosophy as well as cognitive behavioral therapy to come up with her "skills training".
Here's a link:
http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=1020
I wish I could try it, because it seems to have a lot to offer for someone like me. But I can't find anyone in my area who offers it. My therapist uses some of the same ideas but doesn't apply them in the same systematic manner. I don't know, maybe that works better for me. I'm the most stubborn person alive.
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