%0 Journal Article
%T Behavioral activation and the prevention of suicidal behaviors in patients with borderline personality disorder
%J Journal of personality disorders
%D 2003
%A Hopko, Derek R.
%A Sanchez, Lisa
%A Hopko, Sandra D.
%A Dvir, Sharone
%A Lejuez, C. W.
%V 17
%N 5
%P 460-478
%X 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>
%G en
%I Guilford Publications
%@ 0885-579X
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/pedi.17.5.460.22970