The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Primer

About the Author

Beth S. Brodsky, Ph.D. is Associate Clinical Professor ofMedical Psychology in Psychiatry at Columbia University, and aresearch scientist at the New York State PsychiatricInstitute. Her areas of expertise include andpsychotherapeutic treatment of self-destructive behaviorin borderline disorder (BPD). She is the PrincipalInvestigator (along with Barbara Stanley)of a NIMH Excellence inEducation to develop and implement a clinical/researchcurriculum teaching Dialectical Therapy (DBT) ina medical setting. She is the author of many articles andchapters on BPD, DBT, suicide and self-injury and is a frequentlyinvited speaker on BPD, suicidal behavior and DBT. She is amember of the Virginia Apgar Academy of Medical Educators atColumbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Barbara Stanley, Ph.D. is Professor of Clinical Psychologyin the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University College ofPhysicians & Surgeons and Research Scientist at New York StatePsychiatric Institute. She is a trainer in Dialectical BehaviorTherapy for Behavioral Tech, LLC. She has been the principalinvestigator on NIH-funded grants investigating suicidal behavior,self injury, aggression and borderline personality disorder. She iscurrently conducting a treatment trial investigating the mechanismsof action of DBT and antidepressants. Along with Dr. Beth Brodsky,she is a principal investigator on an NIMH-funded grant to developa DBT training curriculum for psychiatrists-in-training. Shehas won numerous awards including the American Foundation forSuicide Prevention Research Award and the Suicide Prevention Centerof New York Research Award.