Rethinking Borderline Personality Disorder and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

Mental Work

Bron chats with Matthew about Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and its application for folks diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). We dive into the stigma surrounding BPD and discuss how reframing BPD as a trauma response can help us to be more compassionate practitioners. Matthew explains the core components of DBT, the importance of a supportive therapeutic relationship, and his favourite DBT strategies.

Guest: Matthew Jackson, Intensively Trained DBT Psychologist.

LINKS

• Online training in DBT
• DBT Skills Training Manual for Therapists
• Neurodivergent-friendly workbook of DBT skills by Sonny Jane Wise
• Dialectical Behaviour Skills Workbook
• Research articles: A Systematic Review of the Association Between Early Childhood Trauma and Borderline Personality Disorder (2023)
• Research article: The Role of Trauma in Early Onset Borderline Personality Disorder: A Biopsychosocial Perspective (2021)
• Research article: Multiple and Interpersonal Trauma are Risk Factors for both Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder: A Systematic Review (2019)

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