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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451156103321

Autore

Miller Alec L

Titolo

Dialectical behavior therapy with suicidal adolescents [[electronic resource] /] / Alec L. Miller, Jill H. Rathus, Marsha M. Linehan ; foreword by Charles R. Swenson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Guilford Press, c2007

ISBN

1-281-12428-1

9786611124281

1-59385-661-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (368 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RathusJill H

LinehanMarsha

Disciplina

616.89/142

Soggetti

Dialectical behavior therapy

Teenagers - Suicidal behavior

Teenagers - Mental health

Self-destructive behavior

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-335) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Suicidal behaviors in adolescents: who is most at risk? -- What do we know about effective treatments for suicidal adolescents? -- Dialectical behavior therapy: treatment stages, primary targets, and strategies -- DBT program structure: functions and modes -- Dialectical dilemmas for adolescents : addressing secondary treatment target -- Assessing adolescents: suicide risk, diagnosis, and treatment feasibility -- Orienting adolescents and families to treatment and obtaining commitment -- Individual therapy with adolescents -- Including families in treatment -- Skills training with adolescents -- Assessing progress, running a graduate group, and terminating treatment -- Program issues.

Sommario/riassunto

Filling a tremendous need, this highly practical book adapts the proven techniques of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to treatment of multiproblem adolescents at highest risk for suicidal behavior and self-injury. The authors are master clinicians who take the reader step by



step through understanding and assessing severe emotional dysregulation in teens and implementing individual, family, and group-based interventions. Insightful guidance on everything from orientation to termination is enlivened by case illustrations and sample dialogues. Appendices feature 30 mindfulness exerc