The goal of DDBT in treating depression is to teach skills that help with depression symptoms and day-to-day life. It has also been found to be very effective in treating other forms of emotional or behavioral challenges. However, mental health experts are now finding that DBT skills training can be used in outpatient psychiatric care to address symptoms of depression as well as many other mental illnesses.
American Institute for Cognitive Therapy Dr. Taitz explains how the skills and strategies learned in dialectical behavior therapy , or DBT , can help people who have anxiety and depression.
Skills include mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. Rather than only treating symptoms as problems to be solve DBT places an equally important emphasis on acceptance of experiences as they are in this moment. Dialectical behavior therapy ( DBT ) is a type of cognitive behavioral therapy. Cognitive behavioral therapy tries to identify and change negative thinking patterns and pushes for positive behavioral changes. DBT may be used to treat suicidal and other self-destructive behaviors.
DBT specifically focuses on providing therapeutic skills in four key areas.