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Is it true that dialectical behavioral therapy a legitimate form of therapy?
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Yes: Dialectical behavioral therapy utilizes cognitive-behavioral concepts in a specific manner and focuses on improving mindfulness, emotion regulation, and other key concepts. It is considered highly effective for borderline personality disorder as well as a number of other psychiatric disorders. Marsha linehan developed the treatment/therapy and it is research supported.
Answered 7/16/2015
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Yes!: Dialectical behavior therapy (dbt) is a specific type of cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy (cbt) developed in the late 1980s by psychologist marsha m. Linehan to help better treat borderline personality disorder. A good resource would be http://psychcentral.Com/lib/2007/an-overview-of-dialectical-behavior-therapy/.
Answered 5/14/2016
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