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Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), an evidence-based behavioral therapy, treats individuals with emotion dysregulation and problematic behaviors, including suicide and self-harm. DBT has four components: individual therapy, group therapy, on-call skills coaching, and a consultation team for clinicians. The adolescent DBT skills combine acceptance and behavioral strategies and fall under five modules: emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, mindfulness, distress tolerance, and walking the middle path. The McLean Hospital 3East Dialectic Behavior Therapy Partial Hospital Program (DBT PHP) is a four-week program where participants learn the skills covered in the five DBT modules in a group therapy format. Program participants also receive twice weekly individual therapy, once weekly psychiatric consultation, and a once weekly family session. Family sessions focus on enhancing effective communication within the family and teaching validation skills to parents. Participants also have access to 24/7 skills coaching to help generalize skills use.
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Batejan, K.L., Van der Feen, J., Worden, P. (2022). Dialectical Behavior Therapy. In: Leffler, J.M., Frazier, E.A. (eds) Handbook of Evidence-Based Day Treatment Programs for Children and Adolescents. Issues in Clinical Child Psychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14567-4_10
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