Dialectical Behavior Therapy for a College Population: Applications at Sarah Lawrence College and Beyond

Journal of College Student Psychotherapy

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 11-30

  Engle, Erin ^a   Gadischkie, Stephen ^a   Roy, Nance ^a   Nunziato, Dina ^a  

^a SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

borderline personality disorder; college students; dialectical behavior therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872397853     PISSN: 87568225     EISSN: 15404730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87568225.2013.739014     Document Type: Article

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