Works
- Skills Training Manual for Treating Borderline Personality Disorder, Guilford Press, 1993
In Thinking Tools
Known for
The creator of dialectical behavior therapy, which joins change-oriented behavioral methods with acceptance and mindfulness. Her skills manual includes DEAR MAN, an interpersonal effectiveness script for asking for what one wants or saying no: describe, express, assert, reinforce, stay mindful, appear confident, and negotiate.