Download or read book Treating Trauma in Dialectical Behavior Therapy written by Melanie S. Harned and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2022-03-23 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A history of trauma is the norm rather than the exception among individuals receiving dialectical behavior therapy. Given the pervasiveness of trauma among individuals receiving DBT, it is critical that DBT therapists have the ability to effectively treat PTSD. Indeed, many DBT clients will not be able to fully reach their life worth living goals until PTSD has been resolved. The treatment described in this book is designed to provide a structured method of integrating PTSD treatment into DBT for the many clients who need such treatment. The treatment combines an adapted version of prolonged exposure therapy for PTSD, called the DBT Prolonged Exposure protocol (DBT PE), with standard DBT"--