When families are distressed and in high conflict (including disengagement), parents, partners and children also show individual distress and dysregulated emotion.  This can include anger, fear, hurt feelings, grief and sadness, embarrassment, and loneliness or isolation. These painful emotions frequently contribute to out-of-control behaviours including suicide attempts/self-harm, substance misuse, aggression,...

The first 24 hour World DBT Summit will be hosted by Prof Michaela Swales, President of the World DBT Association and Dr Alec Miller, leading DBT treatment developer and trainer, the Summit is a first-of-its-kind, non-stop 24 hour LIVE and 100% ONLINE event. The wide and inclusive program covers all...

The conference will take place in a hybrid format, in Bucharest, Romania. This year's programme brings together leading international experts in psychiatry and clinical psychology, and we are especially pleased to include a dedicated DBT session featuring Miikka Häkkinen, Fragyskos Gonidakis and Gabriella Bondoc, alongside presentations from internationally renowned speakers...

Dear colleagues, On behalf of the Swedish DBT community, we are pleased to invite you and your networks to the upcoming DBT-dagarna 2026 with Linda Dimeff (Swedish DBT Conference), taking place in Uppsala, Sweden, on December 3–4, 2026. DBT-dagarna is an annual national conference that brings together clinicians, researchers, and...

Save the Date: EDBTA 2nd Congress The European Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Association invites you to the EDBTA 2nd Congress, taking place 20–22 May 2027 in Riga, Latvia. Venue: Bellevue Park Hotel Riga, Slokas Street 1 Further information will be available soon. Website: www.edbta.eu