An overview of dialectical behavior therapy for professional psychologists

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 73-80

  Rizvi, Shireen L ^a   Steffel, Lauren M ^a   Carson Wong, Amanda ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Borderline personality disorder; Dialectical Behavior Therapy; Emotion dysregulation; Evidence based treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879607519     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029808     Document Type: Article

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