Dialectical Behavior Therapy: A Contemporary Guide for Practitioners

A definitive new text for understanding and applying Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).

• Offers evidence-based yet flexible approaches to integrating DBT into practice

• Goes beyond adherence to standard DBT and diagnosis-based treatment of individuals

• Emphasizes positivity and the importance of the client’s own voice in assessing change

• Discusses methods of monitoring outcomes in practice and making them clinically relevant

• Lane Pederson is a leader in the drive to integrate DBT with other therapeutic approaches