Due to the widespread accessibility of cell phones and electronic devices, the mental health field has embraced the likelihood that treatment options could, and very well should expand over the next decade. As a result of this movement, various e-therapies have been...
Our patients with anorexia consistently report high anxiety with significant and often irrational food-related fear (akin to phobias), avoidance behaviors, eating rituals, and other maladaptive behaviors that can resemble the various manifestations of OCD. While the...
As we continue to progress on through the four DBT modules in this blog series, we find ourselves exiting Distress Tolerance and entering Emotion Regulation. This module does just what it says— it teaches us various ways in which we can understand our emotions and...
As we continue our series on accessible skills for coping (DBT Skills), I want to introduce Distress Tolerance Skills. Dialectical Behavior Therapy consists of four “chapters” or modules, each presenting dozens of strategies in each skill group. One of the modules...
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills of observe, describe, and participate focus on accepting yourself without judgment and changing destructive behaviors. While at times we may wish we did not experience strong emotion, emotions serve an important purpose....