We now know through this research that psychotherapy CAN transform our brain's neurobiology. The developer of DBT, Marsha Linehan, states in her Biosocial Theory that invalidating environments can lead to the development of pervasive emotional dysregulation for those of us who are more biologically and emotionally vulnerable.

Results indicate that DBT has the potential to improve key cognitive functions such as attention, memory, fluency, response inhibition, planning, set shifting, tolerance for delayed rewards and time perception, as assessed by neuropsychological tests, self-report of cognitive functions, and neuroimaging techniques.

Our study provides initial insight into the effects of psychotherapy on the brain structure of patients with BPD. More specifically, DBT increased the grey matter volume of brain regions that are critically implicated in emotion regulation and higher-order brain functions, such as mentalizing.

Discover how Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) can reshape the brain to improve emotional regulation, decision-making, and cognitive flexibility. Learn about the lasting benefits of DBT and its impact on brain function.

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a type of psychotherapy (often called “talk therapy”) used to treat people with certain mental health conditions that involve problems in regulating emotions.

Aug 12, 2011 · Affective hyperarousal is the hallmark of BPD and the main target for DBT. This would mean that DBT leads to a decrease in the activity in relation to emotional stimuli in the brain areas that serve these functions.

DBT has been the most intensely studied psychotherapy for BPD with research demonstrating that brain functioning is improved for individuals with BPD by undergoing DBT treatment.

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), an evidence-based treatment, targets AI by teaching emotion-regulation skills. This study tested the hypothesis that BPD patients would exhibit decreased amygdala activation and improved habituation, as well as improved emotion regulation with standard 12-month DBT.

Feb 1, 2021 · This first study of the effect of psychotherapy on the brain structure of individuals with BPD confirmed the hypothesis that DBT would alter brain regions involved in cognitive regulation of emotional information and mentalizing.

We explore how DBT affects the brain and nervous system and delve into various aspects of DBT such as neuroplasticity, mindfulness, emotion regulation and social cognition.