In the Media: Which Kids Face the Highest Risk of Self-Harm?
Drs. Anna Precht and Elizabeth A. Bailey discuss self-harming behavior and how dialectical behavior therapy is used as a treatment option.
DBT Related Content
Video: The Power of Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is one of the most effective and versatile mental health treatment options available today. Developed to help patients with borderline personality disorder, it is now also used to treat depression, binge eating disorder, bipolar disorder, bulimia, PTSD, and...
Video: Lecture – Treatment for Adolescents and Young Adults in the 3East Partial DBT Program
Presented by Kristen L. Batejan, PhD, and Esther S. Tung, PhD, McLean Hospital – McLean Forum lecture
Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder in Teens
Being a teenager is difficult. Teens go through many changes, including social and educational changes and hormonal mood swings. Sometimes teens act without thinking if they will get into trouble, with out-of-character actions, thoughts, and feelings all being part of the typical teen experience...
Everything You Need To Know About Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a complex condition. It affects how a person feels about themselves and others. BPD is characterized by intense, unstable emotions and relationships as well as insecurity and self-doubt. BPD makes everything about a person feel unstable, ranging from moods...
Video: Application of Dialectical Behavior Therapy to Suicidality in Adolescents
Blaise Aguirre, MD, McLean Hospital, presents as part of the 2022 Suicide-Focused Assessment and Treatment: An Update for Professionals course. Jump To Slides Resources Speaker biography DBT, Adolescents, and Suicide Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) implements aspects of cognitive behavior therapy...
Video: Addressing the Care of Suicidal Adolescents: What Works and What Doesn’t
McLean’s Dr. Blaise Aguirre talks about mental health in adolescents and how health care professionals can best support teens who may be exhibiting suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Hosted by Portland DBT Institute Resources You may also find this information useful: Suicide: Know the Signs and What...
Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Your Toolbox for Managing Emotions
Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, is one of the most common treatment options for certain mental health conditions. Originally used to address borderline personality disorder (BPD), now DBT is also used to treat depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bulimia, and substance addiction...
Michael R. Hollander Retires After Four Decades of Helping Adolescents and Their Families
When he was still a graduate student in the 1970s, Michael Hollander’s first patient was an adolescent who was in a great deal of emotional pain. “She was suicidal, self-injurious, and probably would have been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder had we been able to do that in those days...
In the Media: ‘DBT for Dummies’ Offers Insights on Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
Watch Drs. Blaise Aguirre and Gillian C. Galen explain the benefits of dialectical behavior therapy.
4 Myths About Borderline Personality Disorder
So you think you know about borderline personality disorder? Think again. Many of us have seen the movie “Fatal Attraction,” where the lead female character is described as having borderline personality disorder (BPD), but the diagnosis is not that Hollywood portrayal. In fact, despite great efforts...
Video: Gunderson BPD Programs: Treatment for Adults With Personality Disorders
The Gunderson programs—Gunderson Residence and Gunderson Outpatient Program—provide exceptional treatment for adults with borderline personality and related disorders.
Deconstructing Stigma: We Save Each Other
The following story features Mary S., a 16-year-old student from Massachusetts and participant in our Deconstructing Stigma: A Change in Thought Can Change a Life mental health public awareness campaign. Told through the eyes of its participants, this campaign boldly challenges the misconceptions of...
Video: 3East – McLean’s DBT Programs for Teens
The 3East programs provide specialized care for teens and young adults who require treatment for depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and emerging borderline personality disorder (BPD).
Video: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
This webinar is conducted in Chinese. Hosted by Marcus Rodriguez, PhD, McLean Hospital. Part of the BPD Patient and Family Webinar Series.
BPD and PTSD Treatment Innovator Kicks Off Training Clinics at McLean
Martin Bohus, MD, an internationally recognized leader in the study and treatment of borderline personality disorder (BPD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), recently presented clinical training sessions, a webinar, and a lecture at McLean Hospital. Through the clinical training sessions...
Video: Lecture – DBT-PTSD – A New Treatment for Complex PTSD
Visiting Scholars Series Dr. Martin Bohus, Institute for Psychiatric and Psychosomatic Psychotherapy
Video: Borderline Personality Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Hosted by Martin Bohus, MD, Heidelberg University, Germany. Over half of patients with BPD also struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Dr. Bohus, an expert clinician and researcher, discusses this co-occurrence between BPD and PTSD. He elaborates on the evidence-based treatment he has...
Video: How DBT Helps Borderline Personality Disorder and Complex PTSD
Hosted by Nina Lewis-Schroeder, PhD, and Amy Dierberger, PhD, McLean Hospital This webinar focuses on reviewing the overlap in the symptom presentation of borderline personality disorder (BPD) and complex post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Lewis-Schroeder and Dierberger also discuss the use of...
Video: Mental Health in Boys and Young Men
For years, the general public and many in the psychiatric community have viewed mental illness in boys and mental illness in girls in very different ways. To illustrate, Alan E. Fruzzetti, PhD, program director of the 3East Boys Intensive DBT Program, offered a simple test: “If I told you that a...
