In this book, Dr. Marra presents the theory and practice of DBT in an easy-to-understand and clear manner through comparisons of DBT with existing treatments, core concepts, the psychosocial and biological basis of mental disorders, empirical research on treatment effectiveness, clinical observations, and case studies.
Beyond borderline personality disorder, it covers a wide range of mental disorders, including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance abuse, impulse control disorders, eating disorders, and even histrionic, avoidant, obsessive-compulsive, paranoid, and schizoid personality disorders. By presenting a dialectical conflict-based approach and skills training approach based on each disorder, along with a wealth of clinical cases, it vividly presents the conversation between therapist and patient as if you were right there watching and listening.
His outstanding clinical skills, which guide treatment by smoothly moving the axes of change and acceptance, as if dancing, based on the types of problems and dialectical conflicts of the patients presented in the treatment cases in the book, can be called a work of art.

The CD included with this book not only contains PowerPoint slides that professionals can use in group psychosocial training programs to train patients in mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, meaning creation, and strategic action skills, but also includes templates and worksheets for patients to use, allowing therapists to print these worksheets and distribute them to their patients, making it easier to use DBT more strategically in psychotherapy.
I believe this book will be an excellent textbook not only for clinical practice but also for graduate students and trainees.