TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Dialectical behavior therapy for adolescents (DBT-A): outcomes among sexual minorities at high risk for suicide
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Poon, Jennifer
A1  - Galione, Janine N.
A1  - Grocott, Lauren R.
A1  - Horowitz, Karyn J.
A1  - Kudinova, Anastacia Y.
A1  - Kim, Kerri L.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The alarming rates and pervasiveness of suicidal and self-destructive behaviors (e.g., non-suicidal self-injury) among young sexual minorities represent a major public health concern. We set out to examine whether an empirically driven treatment for suicide and self-harm, dialectical behavior therapy for adolescents (DBT-A), provides benefits for adolescents who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or questioning (LGBQ). LGBQ adolescents (n = 16) were compared with non-LGBQ peers (n = 23). Psychological measures were collected before and after participation in a comprehensive DBT-A program. LGBQ participants demonstrated significant improvements in emotion regulation, depression, borderline symptoms, and coping strategies; changes were comparable to their heterosexual peers.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12828
ID  - ref1
ER  -