Blaise Aguirre

Blaise Aguirre, MD, specializes in DBT and other treatments. He is the founding medical director of the 3East DBT continuum of care at Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital.

Articles & Books From Blaise Aguirre

DBT Workbook For Dummies
An effective skills-building resource for achieving real change with dialectical behavior therapy Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is the type of talk therapy with the most evidence-base for people who experience painful swings in emotions and volatile relationships. It is most commonly applied in the treatment borderline personality disorder who also experience suicidal thinking and behaviors and in recent years, therapists use it for other mental health conditions as well.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 08-31-2021
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a type of cognitive behavioral therapy that works on changing negative thinking patterns and unhelpful behaviors, and pushes for healthier behavioral changes. With DBT, you have multiple ways of dealing with some of life’s most challenging psychological problems. These include strategies that focus on changing behaviors, as well as those that will help you succeed when you can’t change difficult situations.
DBT For Dummies
Keep calm, be skillful—and take control! Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is one of the most popular—and most effective—treatments for mental health conditions that result from out-of-control emotions. Combining elements of Cognitive Behavior Therapy with Eastern mindfulness practice, DBT was initially used as a powerful treatment to address the suffering associated with borderline personality disorder.