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Utilizing DBT for Depression

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) was originally developed as an offshoot of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for the purpose of addressing and treating borderline personality disorder. Over time, clinicians and researchers began to realize the efficacy of this form of therapy for other mental health disorders. DBT is effective in the treatment of disorders ranging from anxiety to substance abuse. It's often possible to treat depression with very positive results. Therefore, if…

Melissa BeitlerJune 19, 2023

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Using DBT for Substance Abuse

DBT for substance abuse is considered a highly effective, evidence-based treatment for people with substance use disorders (SUDs) as well as those with poly-substance addictions and/or co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. A lynchpin of the Pennsylvania Adult & Teen Challenge (PAATC) addiction treatment is our dialectical behavior therapy program. If you or someone you care about is suffering from an addiction to drugs or alcohol and you would…

Melissa BeitlerMay 29, 2023

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Importance of DBT for Addiction

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is considered extremely effective in the treatment of substance use disorders (SUDs), including in dual diagnosis treatment, when a mental health disorder co-occurs with addiction. This form of behavioral therapy has been around since the 1970s, when Marsha Lineman, a psychologist, developed it using principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). Originally used for borderline personality disorder, its efficacy for other mental health diagnoses as well as addiction…

Melissa BeitlerFebruary 13, 2023

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How to Achieve Whole Recovery

While most experts consider addiction to be a mental health condition, it involves the entire body as well as mind and spirit. Effective addiction treatment must involve the whole person to achieve complete recovery. Are you thinking about seeking addiction recovery help for yourself or someone you love? If so, find a treatment center that will address the whole you, with programs and offerings that include evidence-based treatments such as…

Melissa BeitlerOctober 2, 2021

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What Is Dialectical Behavior Therapy?

If you are someone you know is dealing with substance abuse or mental health issues, you are not alone. There are plenty of people who find themselves in the same situation. You need to think carefully about how you were going to treat these issues. Usually, this involves a combination of therapy and prescription medications. One option is called DBT, or dialectical behavior therapy. Before you get started, you probably…

Melissa BeitlerFebruary 5, 2021