Psychotherapy Essentials to Go: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Emotion Dysregulation

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Shelley McMain, PhD, is head of the Borderline Personality Disorder Clinic and senior scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, Canada; director of the Psychotherapy, Humanities and Psychosocial Interventions Division; associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Toronto; and president of the Transitional Board of the World Federation of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. Dr. McMain's clinical interests include dialectical behavior therapy, borderline personality disorder, emotion regulation, and mechanisms of change. Her work has been recognized by various international professional associations, including the European Society for the Study of Personality Disorders and the American Psychoanalytic Association.

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Paula Ravitz, MD, is Associate Professor, Morgan Firestone Psychotherapy Chair, and Associate Director of the Psychotherapy, Health Humanities, and Education Scholarship Division for the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, where she leads IPT training. She is also the director of the Mt. Sinai Psychotherapy Institute. Her clinical practice, teaching, and research focus on IPT and attachment informed psychotherapy.

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Robert Maunder, MD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto and head of research for Mount Sinai Hospital’s Department of Psychiatry. His primary research interest is the role of interpersonal attachment on health.

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