Dialectical behavior therapy with suicidal adolescents /
[Book]
Alec L. Miller, Jill H. Rathus, Marsha M. Linehan ; foreword by Charles R. Swenson
New York :
Guilford Press,
c2007
xviii, 346 p. :
ill. ;
26 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-335) and index
Suicidal behaviors in adolescents: who is most at risk? -- What do we know about effective treatments for suicidal adolescents? -- Dialectical behavior therapy: treatment stages, primary targets, and strategies -- DBT program structure: functions and modes -- Dialectical dilemmas for adolescents : addressing secondary treatment target -- Assessing adolescents: suicide risk, diagnosis, and treatment feasibility -- Orienting adolescents and families to treatment and obtaining commitment -- Individual therapy with adolescents -- Including families in treatment -- Skills training with adolescents -- Assessing progress, running a graduate group, and terminating treatment -- Program issues