Emotion and pain are known to be intimately related, but treating co‐occurring problems is
still in its infancy mainly because we lack a clear theoretical understanding of the underlying …

From leading experts who have trained thousands of professionals in dialectical behavior
therapy (DBT), this manual provides indispensable tools for treating adolescents with …

As has been true in every other realm of psychotherapy, couple therapy research generally
has had very little impact on the day‐to‐day practice of couple therapists. To a significant …

BACKGROUND Cognitive-behavioral couple therapy (CBCT) has been developed,
adapted, and expanded over recent decades as a highly efficacious intervention to assist …

Emotional validation describes when one believes that their activities, emotions, beliefs, or
other reactions are relevant and meaningful given the circumstance. When people …

This article describes a brief, 12-week dialectical behavior therapy program modified for
female victims of domestic abuse and provides a preliminary examination of this …

Exposure to potentially traumatic events puts individuals at risk for developing a variety of
psychological disorders; the complexities involved in treating them are numerous and have …

Facilitating change in couple therapy by understanding how the brain works to maintain—
and break—old habits. Human brains and behavior are shaped by genetic predispositions …

Background: Few methodologically sound studies have been conducted to facilitate the
understanding of relationships in families with a member suffering from severe personality …

Integrating recent research and developments in the field, this revised second edition
introduces an easy-to-master strategy for developing and writing culturally sensitive case …