Dialectical behavior therapy with a female military veteran

Format:

Video

Author/Creator:

Chapman, Alexander L. (Alexander Lawrence), author.

Contributor:

American Psychological Association, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Post-traumatic stress disorder.

Veterans--Suicidal behavior.

Veterans.

Dialectical behavior therapy.

Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic.

Suicidal Ideation.

Behavior Therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic.

Suicidal Ideation.

Veterans.

Behavior Therapy.

Genre:

Nonfiction films

Educational films

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 streaming video file (45 min., 59 sec.))

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] American Psychological Association 2015

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Dr. Alexander L. Chapman conducts a single session of dialectical behavioral therapy with a young White woman who is a military veteran. The client is experiencing increased suicidal ideation with the approach of the anniversary of a traumatic event that occurred while in the military. They first review the client's responses on her diary card to determine where to focus the session. They then explore the triggers of the client's suicidal ideation over the previous week. The client shares that exploring the FAST skills in her group therapy session elicited feelings of sadness, emptiness, and hopelessness. They explore coping strategies for handling these feelings in the future, including support seeking and expressive writing. Dr. Chapman asks the client to first imagine, and then visualize out loud, what strategies she will be utilizing in a week or two if she is coping well leading up to this anniversary. They also discuss barriers to successful coping. Dr. Chapman encourages the client to practice "opposite action" when feeling hopeless, working on something meaningful even though she feels like doing nothing. They discuss what it will take to prevent self-harm over the next couple of weeks, and the client confirms that she is committed to keeping herself safe. They finish the session by creating strategies for coping with negative feelings leading up to the anniversary of the traumatic event. The client agrees to practice distraction activities in the upcoming week. She also agrees to practice "mindfulness of emotion" three times in the upcoming week, sitting with her strong negative emotions instead of acting on them

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