Dialectical Behavior Therapy with Suicidal Adolescents

This highly practical book provides a comprehensive guide for treating multiproblem adolescents at highest risk for suicidal behavior and self-injury using dialectical behavior therapy (DBT).

Master clinicians take the reader step by step through understanding and assessing severe emotional dysregulation in teens, implementing individual, family, and group-based interventions.

Insightful guidance on everything from orientation to termination is enlivened by case illustrations and sample dialogues.

The book includes 30 mindfulness exercises, lecture notes, and reproducible handouts for "Walking the Middle Path," a DBT skills training module for adolescents and their families.

With access to a web page where you can download and print these tools in a convenient size, this book is an essential resource for mental health professionals working with teenagers.