Resources

DBT in the News

Time Magazine article:

The Mystery of Borderline Personality Disorder

New York Times articles:

With Toughness and Caring, a Novel Therapy Helps Tortured Souls

So Far, Holding Up Under Scrutiny

Online Resources

For Whom Has Research Shown DBT to be Most Effective

National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder

Treatment and Research Advancements: National Association for Personality Disorders

Bordertown DBT

Behavioral Technology Transfer Group

Online Support for Loved Ones with Borderline Personality Disorder

Recommended Books

Chapman, A., & Gratz, K. (2007). The Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.

Miller, A. L., Rathus, J. H., & Linehan, M. M. (2006). Dialectical Behavior Therapy with Suicidal Adolescents. New York: Guildford.

Linehan, M. M. (1993). Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder. New York: Guilford.

Linehan, M. M. (1993). Skills Training Manual for Treating Borderline Personality Disorder. New York: Guilford.

Recent Articles on DBT

Linehan,M. M., Comtois, K. A., Murray, A. M., Brown, M. Z., Gallop, R.J., Heard, H. L, Korslund, K.E., Tutek, D.A., Reynolds, S.K., Lindenboim, N. (2006) Two-year randomized controlled trial and follow-up of dialectical behavior therapy vs therapy by experts for suicidal behaviors and borderline personality disorder. Archives of General Psychiatry, 63(7), 757-766.

Chapman, A. L., Gratz, K. L., & Brown, M. (2006). Solving the puzzle of deliberate self-injury: The experiential avoidance model. Behaviour Research & Therapy, 44, 371-394.

Lynch, T. R., Chapman, A. L., Rosenthal, M. Z., Kuo, J. K., & Linehan, M. M. (2006). Mechanisms of change in dialectical behavior therapy: Theoretical and empirical observations. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62, 459-480.