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Psychology: Research and Review

Table 2 Adapted DBT skills training intervention (as shown in Cancian et al. 2017)

From: Problematic and adaptive eating in people with obesity after a DBT-based skills training intervention: 3- and 8-month follow-up and mediation analysis

Session

Module

Selected handouts and worksheets

Mindfulness exercise and skills taught

1

Orientation and mindfulness

General handout 1

Mindfulness: breath

Mindfulness handout 1A, 3 e 4 mindfulness worksheet 4A

Goals of skills training

Mindfulness definitions

Wise mind—states of mind

Taking hold of your mind—“what” skills

2

Mindfulness

Mindfulness handout 5

Mindfulness: find your lemon

Mindfulness worksheet 2 e 5A

Taking hold of your mind—“how” skills

3

Emotion regulation

Emotion regulation handout 1, 3, 4, 5 e 6

Mindfulness: wise mind—stone flake on a lake

Emotion regulation worksheet 2

Goals of emotion regulation

What emotions do for you

What makes it hard to regulate your emotions

Model for describing emotions

Ways to describe emotions

4

Emotion regulation

Emotion regulation handout 8, 8A

Mindfulness: mindful participation—improvisation

Emotion regulation worksheet 5

Check the facts

Examples of emotions that fit the facts

5

Emotion regulation

Emotion regulation handout 9, 10, 12 e 13

Mindfulness: noticing urges

Emotion regulation worksheet 7 e 8

Opposite action and problem solving—deciding which to use

Opposite action

Problem solving

Reviewing opposite action and problem solving

6

Emotion regulation

Emotion regulation handout 15, 16, 17 e 18

Mindfulness: noticing sensations

Emotion regulation worksheet 9

Accumulating positive emotions—short term and long term

Pleasant events list

Values and priorities list

7

Emotion regulation

Emotion regulation handout 19 e 20

Mindfulness: raisin

Distress tolerance handout 8

Build mastery and cope ahead

Emotion regulation worksheet 9 e 16

Taking care of your mind by taking care of your body

Self-soothing

8

Distress tolerance

Distress tolerance handout 7 e 9

Mindfulness: noticing sounds

Distracting

Improving the moment

9

Distress tolerance

Distress tolerance handout 5, 11 e 11B

Mindfulness: body scan

Distress tolerance worksheet 3 e 9

Pros and cons

Radical acceptance

Practicing radical acceptance step by step

10

Review

 

Mindfulness: wise mind—focus on your breath