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Medically reviewed by Geralyn Dexter, PhD, LMHC Key Takeaways Dialectical behavior therapy helps people manage intense ...

Aversion therapy (AT) is a behavioral therapy that involves repeatedly pairing an undesirable behavior with an unpleasant experience with the goal of discouraging the undesirable behavior. Other names ...

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Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a structured program of psychotherapy with a strong educational component designed to provide skills for managing intense emotions and negotiating social ...

DBT was originally developed to help people with thoughts of suicide manage overwhelming distress. DBT teaches you to replace unhelpful behaviors with skills like mindfulness and distress tolerance.

Many of the families we work with have children or teens who struggle with behavior challenges, such as communication difficulties, emotional regulation, or building social skills. Whether these ...

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Medical non-adherence, particularly among youth with chronic health conditions, represents a critical challenge in the healthcare system of the United States. Around 20% of youth experience chronic ...

Behavioral therapy is a broad term that refers to several therapeutic techniques to treat mental health disorders. This form of therapy suggests that all behaviors occur due to learning them from ...

As if having cancer wasn’t hard enough, up to 50% of patients and survivors also suffer from insomnia or other sleep disturbances, says Eugenie Spiguel, an advanced practice provider at Memorial Sloan ...