Introduction -- When DBT is indicated : the patients, the clinicians and the evidence -- BPD : treatable or untreatable? -- BPD : diagnosis, stigma and phenomenology -- Understanding and treating self-harm behaviors in BPD -- The ABC's of DBT : theory -- The ABC's of DBT : overview of the treatment -- Commitment and goal setting -- The DBT tool kit : the essential DBT strategies and what happens in the individual session -- Skills training : the rationale and structure -- Skills training : the four skill modules -- Between session contact and observing limits -- Management of suicidal behavior -- The safety planning intervention -- The three C's of consultation -- DBT case formulation -- Beyond target 1 : therapy and quality of life interfering behaviors -- The end of treatment