DBT PE

What is DBT PE?

The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Prolonged Exposure (DBT PE) protocol is designed to treat PTSD among suicidal, self-injuring, and multi-diagnostic adolescents and adults receiving Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). The DBT PE protocol is based on Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy, a highly effective treatment for PTSD that utilizes in vivo and imaginal exposure followed by processing as the core treatment strategies. The integrated DBT and DBT PE protocol treatment uses a stage-based approach to comprehensively address the full range of problems experienced by high-risk, severe, and complex clients with PTSD.

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DBT PE Manual Now Available

Book description:

Many DBT clients suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but until now the field has lacked a formal, tested protocol for exactly when and how to treat trauma as part of DBT. Combining the power of two leading evidence-based therapies--and designed to meet the needs of high-risk, severely impaired clients--this groundbreaking manual integrates DBT with an adapted version of prolonged exposure (PE) therapy for PTSD. Melanie S. Harned shows how to implement the DBT PE protocol with DBT clients who have achieved the safety and stability needed to engage in trauma-focused treatment. In a convenient large-size format, the book includes session-by-session guidelines, rich case examples, clinical tips, and 35 reproducible handouts and forms that can be downloaded and printed for repeated use.

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Translations are available in Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, and Russian.

Latest News About DBT PE

Translations of the DBT PE Manual

The first translations of the DBT PE manual are now available in Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, and Russian. Additional translations will be coming soon in Korean and Polish.

DBT PE Manual is an Instant Bestseller

The DBT PE manual was published in April 2022 and quickly became an Instant Bestseller for Guilford Press. Reviewers described it as a “game changer” for DBT clients with PTSD and a “masterful” integration of DBT and PE. Order here.

First Meta-Analysis of DBT PE

The first meta-analysis of DBT-based treatments for PTSD found large effects in favor of DBT PE over control conditions in improving PTSD, BPD, depression, and NSSI. Read more.

New Grant to Study DBT PE with High-Risk Veterans

Dr. Harned has received a VA grant to conduct a multi-site randomized controlled trial of DBT + DBT PE versus PE + suicide risk management among Veterans with PTSD at elevated acute risk for suicide. Learn more.