@article{ref1,
title="Behavioral activation and the prevention of suicidal behaviors in patients with borderline personality disorder",
journal="Journal of personality disorders",
year="2003",
author="Hopko, Derek R. and Sanchez, Lisa and Hopko, Sandra D. and Dvir, Sharone and Lejuez, C. W.",
volume="17",
number="5",
pages="460-478",
abstract="Clinical approaches in treating and preventing suicidal behaviors in patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) have received limited attention. To stimulate further work in this area, we present a behavioral activation treatment for depression (BATD; Lejuez, Hopko, & Hopko, 2002) that has shown promising results in treating clinically depressed patients and a theoretical conceptualization for why BATD may prove particularly useful in reducing the frequency of suicide-related behaviors and other symptoms characteristic of patients with BPD. We also present theoretical consistencies between BATD and the well-established intervention of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT; Linehan, 1993), which may allow for their practical integration, and conclude with a case study that illustrates the assimilation of these strategies in the treatment of a patient with BPD.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0885-579X",
doi="10.1521/pedi.17.5.460.22970",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/pedi.17.5.460.22970"
}