dialectical behavior therapy

noun

A type of psychotherapy that combines elements of cognitive behavioral therapy with mindfulness practices.

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noundialectical behavior therapy (uncountable)

alternative dialectical behaviour therapy · alternative dialectical behavioral therapy · alternative dialectical behavioural therapy

  1. uncountablehuman sciencesA type of psychotherapy that combines elements of cognitive behavioral therapy with mindfulness practices.

    Synonyms: DBT

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of psychotherapy that combines elements of cognitive behavioral therapy with mindfulness practices.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 辯證行為治療 /辩证行为治疗, 辯證行為療法 /辩证行为疗法
  • 辯證行為治療 /辩证行为治疗 (biànzhèng xíngwèi zhìliáo)psychotherapeutic approach
  • 辯證行為療法 /辩证行为疗法 (biànzhèng xíngwèi liáofǎ)psychotherapeutic approach
Dutch dialectische gedragstherapie
  • dialectische gedragstherapiepsychotherapeutic approach
Finnish dialektinen käyttäytymisterapia
  • dialektinen käyttäytymisterapiapsychotherapeutic approach
German Dialektisch-Behaviorale Therapie, dialektische Verhaltenstherapie
  • Dialektisch-Behaviorale Therapiepsychotherapeutic approach
  • dialektische Verhaltenstherapiepsychotherapeutic approach
Hungarian dialektikus viselkedésterápia
  • dialektikus viselkedésterápiapsychotherapeutic approach
Polish terapia dialektyczno-behawioralna
  • terapia dialektyczno-behawioralnapsychotherapeutic approach
Russian диалекти́ческая поведе́нческая терапи́я
  • диалекти́ческая поведе́нческая терапи́я (dialektíčeskaja povedénčeskaja terapíja)psychotherapeutic approach
Swedish dialektisk beteendeterapi
  • dialektisk beteendeterapipsychotherapeutic approach
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