title: Family therapy and dialectical behavior therapy with adolescents: Part II: A theoretical review.
abstract: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is based on a transactional model of the etiology of borderline personality disorder (BPD). It assumes that the associated emotional dysregulation is not simply biological or family induced but the result of a dynamic interaction between the biology and characteristics of an individual with the individual's social environment. This paper discusses the theoretical issues and empirical research relating to a synthesis of family therapy and DBT with adolescents. A review of the literature identifies support for a greater understanding and inclusion of families in treatment, attention to relational aspects of affect, and a dialectical framework for synthesizing individual-oriented and systemic-oriented theories and practice. Some implications for the development of a DBT family therapy model are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME, USA.
authors.forename: Kristen A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Woodberry
authors.forename: Alec L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Juliet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Glinski
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Indik
authors.forename: Aimee G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent