objective: diabetes is a chronic disease causing not only somatic complications like hyperglycemia, but also increased psychological consequences and impaired psychological well-being in diabetics. various psychological treatments have been applied so far to reduce the mental symptoms and promote the mental well-being of these patients. this study aimed at determining the efficiency of dialecti...

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) among adolescents is a serious and prevalent problem. This article reviews the epidemiological data as well as the existing treatments for adolescents who engage in NSSI. The authors also present the unique features of dialectical behavior therapy, the gold-standard evidencebased treatment for adults who engage in NSSI, and discuss its promise as an effective tre...

a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t This paper introduces the Dialogue Game Description Language (DGDL), a domain specific language for describing dialectical games. Communication is an important topic within agent research and is a fundamental factor in the development of robust and efficient multiagent systems. Similarly, argumentation has been recognised as a key component of an agent's ab...

How does it work? Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a cognitive-behavioral treatment approach with two key characteristics: a behavioral, problem-solving focus blended with acceptance-based strategies, and an emphasis on dialectical processes. "Dialectical" refers to the issues involved in treating patients with multiple disorders and to the type of thought processes and behavioral styles u...

Learning can be engaged by dialectic, that is, by identifying pros and cons that inhere in propositions, and more generally, by raising questions about the validity of claims. We report here on a classroom case study of dialectical constructivist pedagogy: Students created dialectical analyses of two lectures and four books as core activities in a freshman seminar ‘‘Information, People and Tech...

introduction: concerning about increasing prevalence of overweight rises from some evidence that shows excess weight has an adverse effect on health and longevity. overweight and obesity-related disease, including high blood pressure, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, measles swing, stroke, osteoarthritis, respiratory disease, certain types of cancer, and mood disorder. met...