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DBT Skills Groups for Veterans at High Risk for Suicide Attempt
Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development
Summary
Veteran suicide death is a national crisis. Risk factors include emotion dysregulation, which occurs across mental health disorders. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based suicide intervention that targets emotion dysregulation but is resource-intensive and not widely available at VHA. A more efficient evidence-based DBT Skills Group (DBT-SG) is associated with reduced suicidal ideation and emotion dysregulation and likely more feasible to implement at VHA. This is a randomized controlled trial to test whether DBT-SG in addition to VHA treatment-as-usual, compared to only VHA treatment-as-usual, reduces Veteran emotion dysregulation.
Official title: A Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Multisite Trial of a Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Group for Veterans at High-Risk for Suicide Attempt
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
156
Start Date
2023-04-30
Completion Date
2027-02-26
Last Updated
2026-01-22
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
DBT-SG
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Group (DBT-SG) in addition to VHA treatment as usual. Group is 24 weekly sessions teaching skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness.
VHA treatment as usual
VHA treatment as usual for Veterans at risk for suicide attempt
Locations (5)
VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA
San Diego, California, United States
VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT
West Haven, Connecticut, United States
James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL
Tampa, Florida, United States
New Mexico VA Health Care System, Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
Cleveland, Ohio, United States