The dialectical behavior therapy skills workbook for bipolar disorder : using DBT to regain control of your emotions and your life / Sheri Van Dijk ; foreword by Zindel V. Segal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van Dijk, Sheri.

Series:

New Harbinger self-help workbook.

A New Harbinger self-help workbook

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bipolar disorder--Treatment--Popular works.

Bipolar disorder.

Dialectical behavior therapy--Popular works.

Dialectical behavior therapy.

People with bipolar disorder--Life skills guides.

People with bipolar disorder.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (408 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Even if you've just been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, it's likely that you've been living with it for a long time. You've probably already developed your own ways of coping with recurring depression, the consequences of manic episodes, and the constant, uncomfortable feeling that you're at the mercy of your emotions. Some of these methods may work; others might do more harm than good. The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Bipolar Disorder will help you integrate your coping skills with a new and effective dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) plan for living well with bipolar

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""An Overview of Bipolar Disorder and Dialectical Behavior Therapy""; ""What Is Dialectical Behavior Therapy?""; ""Who this Book Is For""; ""How to Use this Book""; ""What Is Bipolar Disorder?""; ""What Is Depression?""; ""What Is Mania?""; ""What Is Hypomania?""; ""What Is a Mixed Episode?""; ""What Is Psychosis?""; ""Different Types of Bipolar Disorder""; ""Causes of Bipolar Disorder""; ""Life Charting""; ""Mood Charting""; ""Impacts of Bipolar Disorder""; ""You Are Not Your Illness""; ""Treatment Options""; ""Wrapping Up""; ""Mindfulness Practice""

""Mindfulness and Bipolar Disorder""""How to Practice Mindfulness""; ""How Mindfulness Can Help Relieve Bipolar Symptoms""; ""Wrapping Up""; ""Continuing to Increase Your Awareness""; ""Mindfulness to Your Present Experience""; ""Mental Noting""; ""Living Life Mindfully""; ""Wrapping Up""; ""Choosing How to Act vs. Reacting""; ""Understanding Three Different Ways of Thinking""; ""Reducing Reactivity Through Healthy Lifestyle Choices""; ""How Being Mindful of Judgments Can Decrease Emotion Mind""; ""Wrapping Up""; ""How to Survive a Crisis Without Making It Worse""

""Identifying Self-Destructive Behaviors""""Distress Tolerence Skills: How to Survive a Crisis Without Making It Worse""; ""How to Manage Your Urge""; ""Wrapping Up""; ""Why We Need Emotions""; ""Theories of Emotions in Bipolar Disorder""; ""Emotions: The Basics""; ""Primary and Secondary Emotions""; ""Why We Need Emotions""; ""Wrapping Up""; ""What to Do About Your Emotions""; ""Validation""; ""Increasing Positive Emotions""; ""Increasing Awareness of Emotions Through Mindfulness""; ""Resisting Urges that Fuel Emotions""; ""Wrapping Up""; ""The Additional Challenge of Anxiety Disorders""

""Functional Vs. Dysfunctional Anxiety""""Types of Anxiety Disorders""; ""Understanding Your Anxiety""; ""What to Do About Your Anxiety""; ""Wrapping Up""; ""Radical Acceptance""; ""Fighting Reality""; ""What Is Radical Acceptance?""; ""How to Practice Radical Acceptance""; ""Radical Acceptance of Your Emotions""; ""Difficulties with Radical Acceptance""; ""Wrapping Up""; ""How to Be More Effective in Relationships""; ""Assessing Your Relationships""; ""The Importance of Relationships""; ""Ending Unhealthy Relationships""; ""Communication Styles""; ""How We Learn to Communicate""

""When Do We Need to Assert Ourselves?""""How to Communicate Assertively""; ""Enjoyable Activities Vs. Responsibilities""; ""Wrapping Up""; ""Skills for Family Members of People with Bipolar Disorder""; ""Enlisting the Help of Family and Friends""; ""Understanding Bipolar and Other Disorders""; ""Effective Communication Is Key""; ""Radical Acceptance""; ""Stop Walking on Eggshells""; ""There Is Hope""; ""Resources for Bipolar Disorder""; ""Additional Resources for Bipolar Disorder""; ""Additional Resources for Dialectical Behavior Therapy""; ""Additional Resources for Depression and Anxiety""

""Additional Resources for Mindfulness""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786612277054

9781282277052

1282277057

9781572248564

1572248564

OCLC:

646829923