Out-of-Control: A Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) - Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Workbook for Getting Control of Our Emotions and Emotion-Driven Behavior [Paperback]

Melanie Gordon Sheets Ph.D. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 2009

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Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Recovery Works Publications; 1ST edition (2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0615299970
• ISBN-13: 978-0615299976
• ASIN: B002A6LLK0
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #59,187 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Melanie Gordon Sheets, Ph.D., is currently the Chief Psychologist at Big Spring State Hospital in Texas, a Texas Psychological Association (TPA) task force member for the development of a statewide doctoral level psychology internship training consortium for psychologists, the Co-Director of the Lone Star Psychology Residency Consortium internship program, and a Clinical Assistant Professor at Texas Tech University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry.

She began her career as a mental health technician at Richardson Medical Center (Dallas) in 1985 helping individuals with agoraphobia, substance abuse, depression, Bipolar Disorder, and Borderline Personality Disorder. She earned a doctorate from Texas A&M University where her training emphasized psychoanalytic and Jungian psychotherapy methods. She interned at the Dallas VA Medical Center in the PTSD Clinic and the Substance Abuse Unit. She has conducted the DBT-CBT Group since 2004 for forensic, VA, and general psychiatric inpatients. She provides trainings and conducts speaking engagements associated with the DBT-CBT Workbook.

She resides in West Texas with her husband, two teens, horses, and a large pack of "family dogs." Most of her leisure time is spent with her family and pets.

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Almost Died and this made me want to live., May 25, 2009

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This review is from: Out-of-Control: A Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) - Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Workbook for Getting Control of Our Emotions and Emotion-Driven Behavior (Paperback)

I have been watching for this book to come out for years. I used it during my recovery from depression and a near death suicide attempt after my wife's death. I am now a recovering alcholic and I had many losses because of my drinking too. I was in Dr. Sheets class and she gave out copies of this book. You ought to read it even if you have read every other book like it. She has a way of saying things that really gets you to thinking. I deeply began to look at my life and the choices I made. I realized most of my problems came from the consecuences of my destructive coping behaviors. I read most of the book, did most of the worksheets, I began thinking about life diffrently and I decided to focus on living life instead of killing myself. I still think about emotional mind, rational mind, and wise mind and being Mindful and talking through the moment. I still sit down and do the Wise Mind worksheet to think through my problem and to decide how to deal with them. I hope you will read it. It might be what changes your life to. The whole class loved her. She is one of the nicest and caring people I have met and she is a great teacher.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great DBT work!, January 23, 2010

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This review is from: Out-of-Control: A Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) - Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Workbook for Getting Control of Our Emotions and Emotion-Driven Behavior (Paperback)

I have used Dr. Sheets' "take" on DBT skills often with my own psychotherapy patients, and found her way of explaining things so clear and down-to-earth. I don't have to worry about my patients' having college-level reading skills to understand the workbook, and believe me, with dialectical behavior therapy, that is quite an accomplishment! I highly recommend this book for your own personal journey, or for your consideration if you are a mental health professional working with people whose behaviors are truly out-of-control.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars whats the answer?, January 30, 2010

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Mary "Mary" (Big Spring, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Out-of-Control: A Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) - Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Workbook for Getting Control of Our Emotions and Emotion-Driven Behavior (Paperback)

A wonderful book! Wondering why your life continues in such a emotional rollercoaster? Need help? This book is so simply written you can easily understand and follow the workbook. It's one you simply can't put down and then again you want to review it time and time again. Want worksheets to help you daily? It is all here for you!! You will never need another self-help book once you have worked this one! Wonderful!