borderline personality disorder

Reflecting on DBT Assumptions about Patients and Therapy (Part 1)

Reflecting on DBT Assumptions about Patients and Therapy (Part 1)

This feature by Vibh Forsythe Cox, PhD is Part 1 of 4 in a series about assumptions about patients with Borderline Personality Disorder and therapy described in the treatment manual. In DBT, we adhere to several assumptions that help us organize our behavior towards our clients. The first is the assumption that “Patients are doing the best they can.”

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