%0 Journal Article
%T Implementation of dialectical behavior therapy with suicidal and self-harming adolescents in a community clinic
%J Archives of suicide research
%D 2018
%A Berk, Michele S.
%A Starace, Nicole K.
%A Black, Vanessa P.
%A Avina, Claudia
%V ePub
%N ePub
%P 1-43
%X OBJECTIVE: To examine the feasibility and effectiveness of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) with suicidal and self-harming adolescents treated in a community clinic. <br><br>METHOD: Twenty-four adolescents at high risk for suicide were enrolled in six months of comprehensive DBT, provided by therapists and trainees at a county-run outpatient mental health clinic serving disadvantaged, ethnic minority clients. <br><br>RESULTS: Results showed significant pre/post-treatment decreases in suicide attempts, non-suicidal self-injury behaviors (NSSI), and suicidal ideation. <br><br>RESULTS also showed significant decreases in other suicide risk factors, including: emotion dysregulation, depression, impulsivity, BPD symptoms, psychopathology, PTSD symptoms and substance use, as well as increases in family expressiveness and reasons for living. Treatment retention and satisfaction rates were high. <br><br>CONCLUSION: As many youth at risk for suicide will be treated in community settings, findings showing that receiving DBT in a community clinic resulted in significant improvements across a range of suicide risk factors are an important contribution to the adolescent suicide prevention literature.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Informa - Taylor and Francis Group
%@ 1381-1118
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2018.1509750