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Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents With Self-harm and Suicidal Behavior- an Open Trial
Sponsor: Haukeland University Hospital
Summary
The goal of this pre-post-follow-up study is to examine how well the treatment Dialectical behavior therapy for adolescents (DBT-A) with a duration of 20 weeks for adolescents with self-harm and suicidal behavior works in routine clinical practice. The main questions it aims to answer are: * to investigate how well DBT-A works after treatment and at 3-month follow-up, measured by episodes of self-harm, suicide attempts, depressive symptoms and quality of life, drop-out from treatment and number of possible participants who decline DBT-A. * to investigate how well DBT-A works at 12 months follow-up * to investigate whether pre-treatment factors can predict who will benefit from treatment
Official title: Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents With Self-harm and Suicidal Behavior- an Open
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
13 Years - 18 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
140
Start Date
2024-01-15
Completion Date
2029-12-31
Last Updated
2026-01-22
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Dialectical behavior therapy for adolescents (DBT-A)
A 20-week DBT-A with a weekly individual session (45 minutes), a weekly session of multifamily skills training groups with a caregiver (120 minutes), and telephone consultation with individual therapists outside therapy sessions as needed. The treatment consists of four components and is delivered according to the manual except for the phone coaching that PBU offers workdays until 8 pm.
Locations (1)
Dept. of child and adolescent psychiatry, Haukeland University Hospital
Bergen, Bergen, Norway