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dialectical behavior therapy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

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Synonyms: DBT

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10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

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