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Seth Axelrod, PhD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry; Director of Dialectical Behavior Therapy Services, Yale-New Haven Psychiatric Hospital Intensive Outpatient Program; Director of Yale Instruction/Investigation/Intervention in Emotional Lability and Dysregulation (YIELD)

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Seth Axelrod, PhD

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  • Psychiatry

    Yale University School of Medicine, 425 George St

    New Haven, CT 06511

    United States

Yale Instruction/Investigation/ Intervention in Emotional Lability and Dysregulation (YIELD)
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Research Summary

My primary clinical, research, and training interests center around personality disorders, with a focus on borderline personality disorder and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). I am particularly interested in adaptations of DBT, including DBT modified for the day hospital setting, for comorbid borderline personality disorder and substance use disorders, and for children with suicidal and self-injurious behaviors. My other research interests include trauma, PTSD, mindfulness, and emotion regulation.

Specialized Terms: Borderline personality disorder and comorbid conditions (e.g., substance use disorders, PTSD); Adaptations of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT); Mindfulness; Emotion regulation; DBT Formulation; Burnout

Extensive Research Description

Current Research collaborations include:

  • Preventing Therapist Burnout
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy Outcomes
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy modified for Children

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Research Interests

Behavior Therapy; Borderline Personality Disorder; Burnout, Professional; Psychiatry; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Substance Abuse Detection; Mindfulness

Selected Publications

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Substance Use Disorders.Axelrod, S. R. Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Substance Use Disorders. In M. Swales (Ed). Handbook of Dialectical Behavior Therapy. New York: Oxford University Press, 595-614.
  • Randomized Clinical Trial of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Preadolescent Children With Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder: Feasibility and Outcomes.Perepletchikova F, Nathanson D, Axelrod SR, Merrill C, Walker A, Grossman M, Rebeta J, Scahill L, Kaufman J, Flye B, Mauer E, Walkup J. Randomized Clinical Trial of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Preadolescent Children With Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder: Feasibility and Outcomes. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2017, 56: 832-840. PMID: 28942805, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2017.07.789.
  • Applying Dialectical Behavior Therapy Methods to Personality Disorder Patients in Healthcare Settings.Axelrod, S. R., & Lee, J. Applying Dialectical Behavior Therapy Methods to Personality Disorder Patients in Healthcare Settings. Asia Health Care Journal, 1, 5-10.
  • Borderline personality disorder features and history of childhood maltreatment in mothers involved with child protective services.Perepletchikova F, Ansell E, Axelrod S. Borderline personality disorder features and history of childhood maltreatment in mothers involved with child protective services. Child Maltreatment 2012, 17: 182-90. PMID: 22593244, DOI: 10.1177/1077559512448471.
  • Emotion regulation and substance use frequency in women with substance dependence and borderline personality disorder receiving dialectical behavior therapy.Axelrod SR, Perepletchikova F, Holtzman K, Sinha R. Emotion regulation and substance use frequency in women with substance dependence and borderline personality disorder receiving dialectical behavior therapy. The American Journal Of Drug And Alcohol Abuse 2011, 37: 37-42. PMID: 21091162, PMCID: PMC3052760, DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2010.535582.
  • Adapting Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Children: Towards a New Research Agenda for Paediatric Suicidal and Non-Suicidal Self-Injurious Behaviours.Perepletchikova F, Axelrod SR, Kaufman J, Rounsaville BJ, Douglas-Palumberi H, Miller AL. Adapting Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Children: Towards a New Research Agenda for Paediatric Suicidal and Non-Suicidal Self-Injurious Behaviours. Child And Adolescent Mental Health 2011, 16: 116-121. PMID: 21643467, PMCID: PMC3105788, DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2010.00583.x.
  • The role of mindfulness in borderline personality disorder features.Wupperman P, Neumann CS, Whitman JB, Axelrod SR. The role of mindfulness in borderline personality disorder features. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2009, 197: 766-71. PMID: 19829206, DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e3181b97343.
  • Do deficits in mindfulness underlie borderline personality features and core difficulties?Wupperman P, Neumann CS, Axelrod SR. Do deficits in mindfulness underlie borderline personality features and core difficulties? Journal Of Personality Disorders 2008, 22: 466-82. PMID: 18834295, DOI: 10.1521/pedi.2008.22.5.466.
  • Difficulties in emotion regulation and impulse control during cocaine abstinence.Fox HC, Axelrod SR, Paliwal P, Sleeper J, Sinha R. Difficulties in emotion regulation and impulse control during cocaine abstinence. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2007, 89: 298-301. PMID: 17276626, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2006.12.026.
  • Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder in veterans of Operation Desert Storm.Axelrod SR, Morgan CA, Southwick SM. Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder in veterans of Operation Desert Storm. The American Journal Of Psychiatry 2005, 162: 270-5. PMID: 15677590, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.162.2.270.
  • Twenty-four-hour urine cortisol in combat veterans with PTSD and comorbid borderline personality disorder.Southwick SM, Axelrod SR, Wang S, Yehuda R, Morgan CA, Charney D, Rosenheck R, Mason JW. Twenty-four-hour urine cortisol in combat veterans with PTSD and comorbid borderline personality disorder. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2003, 191: 261-2. PMID: 12695738, DOI: 10.1097/01.NMD.0000061140.93952.28.
  • Correlates of suicide risk in juvenile detainees and adolescent inpatients.Sanislow CA, Grilo CM, Fehon DC, Axelrod SR, McGlashan TH. Correlates of suicide risk in juvenile detainees and adolescent inpatients. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry 2003, 42: 234-40. PMID: 12544184, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200302000-00018.
  • Skills-homework completion and phone coaching as predictors of therapeutic change and outcomes in completers of a DBT intensive outpatient programme.Edwards ER, Kober H, Rinne GR, Griffin SA, Axelrod S, Cooney EB. Skills-homework completion and phone coaching as predictors of therapeutic change and outcomes in completers of a DBT intensive outpatient programme. Psychology And Psychotherapy 2021, 94: 504-522. PMID: 33774902, DOI: 10.1111/papt.12325.
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