DBT
Understanding DBT
DBT has been shown to treat people with a number of different mental health difficulties, including those who experience intense emotions, engage in self-injury, have problematic eating or substance use behaviors, and/or those who experience suicidal thinking. The overall goal of DBT is to help individuals change ineffective behavioral, emotional, thinking, and interpersonal patterns while also integrating acceptance.
There are five main skill areas in DBT:
- Mindfulness
- Emotion Regulation
- Interpersonal Effectiveness
- Distress Tolerance
- Walking the Middle Path
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