Reviews: Dialectical Behavior Therapy In Private Practice
| Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Private Practice makes DBT understandable. Evaluated within the wider context of psychotherapy in general, the book rethinks the causes, descriptions, and treatments of acute mental disorders. Research evidence for the effectiveness of DBT is reviewed, and the underlying assumptions about what causes emotional disorder are delineated. More than just reviewing the psychosocial education that DBT is known for, this book informs mental health practitioners how to conduct dialectically-based psychotherapy, even in private practice settings. |
Dr. J. Mark G. William's Review |
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| "Marra has produced a first-rate book that takes the reader, step-by-step, through the theory and practice of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). He is a wonderful guide, leading us by the hand, pointing out where we need to attend to theory, empirical research, and clinical observation and intuition. Drawing on the latest acceptance-based and mindfulness approaches, he mixes personal observation with literature review and clinical cases and provides a superb synthesis of the way DBT can be applied to many different psychological problems. Many therapists who have been intrigued by Marsha Linehan's pioneering work will be glad of Thomas Marra's expert guidance in applying it to help a wide variety of their patients." --J. Mark G. Williams, professor of clinical psychology and Wellcome Principal Research Fellow in the University of Oxford Department of Psychology, Werneford Hospital, in Oxford, UK, and coauthor of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression | |
Dr. Arthur Freeman's Review |
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| "Marra's book, Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Private Practice, makes this especially powerful and useful model easily accessible to the practicing clinician. The volume's strength and value come in the clear exposition of the model that is required for the uninitiated, and it is a valuable review for those experienced in DBT. This presentation is essential so that the clinician is not simply mechaniclly applying techniques without a clear theoretical, philosophical, and conceptual basis for the DBT treatment model. This is a book written by a skilled and knowledgeable clinician for the practicing therapist. The text is clear, the prose easily digested, and the content immediately useful. Worth twice the price of the book is the accompanying CD that contains forms and worksheets for use with patients and a series of PowerPoint presentations that visually presents the model. This volume has great potential as a teaching text for graduate students in the broad range of clinical education."--Arthur Freeman, Ed.D., ABPP, professor of psychology and dean of the School of Professional Studies at the Unversity of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN | |
Dr. Len Sperry's Review |
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| "While many are intrigued by DBT, few practice it. This book will change that as therapists in any practice setting can apply DBT to several diagnoses thanks to the author's guidelines, case transcriptions, and CD-ROM. Written by a masterful clinician, this exciting clinical text represents the cutting edge in cognitive behavior therapy."--Len Sperry, MD, Ph.D., author of Cognitive Behavior Therapy of DSM-IV Personality Disorders and Handbook of Diagnosis and Treatment of DSM-IV-TR Personality Disorders | |
Dr. Denise Davis Review |
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| "Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Private Practice is a wonderful addition to the busy clinician's resource library for evidence-based clinical practice. Marra summarizes the research to date on DBT and mindfulness applications, and provides the clinical tools for readers to transport this treatment technology into their own clinical practices. Key features of DBT are articulated for a range of clinical problems. Practitioners will likely find the illustrations of subtle distinctions between DBT and other cognitive behavioral interventions extremely useful. Clinical strategies for combining individual therapy and skills training in a private practice setting are also thoroughly considered. The text even includes a CD with PowerPoint presentations and handouts for conducting skills training sessions. DBT in Private Practice aptly encompasses both scholarly and practical issues of essential concern to today's providers."--Denise D. Davis, Ph.D., clinical psychologist and assistant director of clinical training in the Department of Psychology at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN and coauthor of Cognitive Therapy of Personality Disorders | |
Dr. Susan Bradley's Review |
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| "This book is a valuable compendium of information on how to practice DBT. Marra has succeeded in expanding the foucs of DBT to include most forms of psychopathology and provides everything therapists need to begin using DBT in their own practice."--Susan Bradley, MD, FRCP, professor of psychiatry at the University of Toronto and author of Affect Regulation and the Development of Psychopathology | |
