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Dialectical behavior therapy for comorbid personality disorders

Dialectical behavior therapy for comorbid personality disorders
Dialectical behavior therapy for comorbid personality disorders
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) was originally designed as a treatment of emotionally dysregulated, impulsive, and dramatic disorders (e.g., borderline personality disorder) and populations (e.g., parasuicidal women). However, a number of complex disorders represent the dialectical opposite of BPD and related disorders; these disorders are characterized by being overcontrolled, emotionally constricted, perfectionistic, and highly risk-averse. In this article, the authors introduce a recent adaptation of DBT that targets cognitive–behavioral rigidity and emotional constriction and illustrates its application through the case of a man suffering from both paranoid personality disorder and obsessive–compulsive personality disorder.
comorbidity, personality disorders, dialectical behavior therapy, emotional constriction, risk aversion
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154-167
Lynch, Thomas R.
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Cheavens, Jennifer S.
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Lynch, Thomas R.
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Cheavens, Jennifer S.
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Lynch, Thomas R. and Cheavens, Jennifer S. (2008) Dialectical behavior therapy for comorbid personality disorders. [in special issue: Treating Comorbid Personality Disorders] Journal of Clinical Psychology, 64 (2), 154-167. (doi:10.1002/jclp.20449). (PMID:18186120)

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Abstract

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) was originally designed as a treatment of emotionally dysregulated, impulsive, and dramatic disorders (e.g., borderline personality disorder) and populations (e.g., parasuicidal women). However, a number of complex disorders represent the dialectical opposite of BPD and related disorders; these disorders are characterized by being overcontrolled, emotionally constricted, perfectionistic, and highly risk-averse. In this article, the authors introduce a recent adaptation of DBT that targets cognitive–behavioral rigidity and emotional constriction and illustrates its application through the case of a man suffering from both paranoid personality disorder and obsessive–compulsive personality disorder.

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Published date: 9 January 2008
Keywords: comorbidity, personality disorders, dialectical behavior therapy, emotional constriction, risk aversion

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Local EPrints ID: 194047
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/194047
ISSN: 0021-9762
PURE UUID: 6b7f0507-a3dc-4295-ad8c-d0e929feb259
ORCID for Thomas R. Lynch: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-1270-6097

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Date deposited: 22 Jul 2011 14:01
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:32

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Author: Thomas R. Lynch ORCID iD
Author: Jennifer S. Cheavens

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