%0 Journal Article
%T Dealing with Feelings: the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural group treatment for women in secure settings
%J Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy
%D 2011
%A Long, Clive G.
%A Fulton, Barbara
%A Dolley, Olga
%A Hollin, Clive R.
%V 39
%N 2
%P 243-247
%X BACKGROUND: Women in secure psychiatric settings have gender specific treatment needs. The current study examined the feasibility of a Dealing with Feelings Skills Group training for dual diagnosis women admitted to a medium secure setting. METHOD: A pre-test--post-test design was used to evaluate a group programme adapted from dialectical behaviour therapy skills training. RESULTS: Most patients had a primary diagnosis of personality disorder. Treatment completers (n = 29) were compared with non-completers (n = 15). Clinically significant changes in treatment completers were apparent on coping response measures of positive reappraisal, problem solving and alternative rewards; on measures of anxiety and suicidality; on self-reported ability to engage in activities to reduce negative mood and to recognize mood changes. Self-harming and aggressive behaviours also reduced in the 3 months following group treatment. CONCLUSION: An adapted coping skills component of DBT benefit many dual diagnosis patients: issues related to treatment drop-out and failure to benefit are discussed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Cambridge University Press
%@ 1352-4658
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1352465810000573