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Evaluating a Peer-Facilitated Skills-Based Intervention for Caregivers of Concurrent Disordered Youth

NCT02243761 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2015-04-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Families of adolescents struggling with comorbid mental illness and addiction problems typically experience considerable emotional, financial and social burdens. Concurrent disorders (CDs) within families contribute to added stress and interpersonal conflict, as well as disrupt normal routines such as social and occupational activities. Despite the difficulties associated with being a family member of youth with CD, current mental health and addictions practices neglect to address this population. The overall purpose of this project is to assess the feasibility and clinical effectiveness of a Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills (DBT) based training group for families of youth with CDs. The following main hypothesis will be examined: Family members of youth with concurrent disorders who participate in a 12-week skills group led by therapists and/or peer facilitators will show reduced caregiver burden and parenting stress from pre to post treatment.

Conditions

  • Caregiver Burden

Interventions

OTHER

DBT Based Skills Groups for Families

12 weeks of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills training group for families (90-minute once-weekly sessions)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Childrens Centre Thunder Bay

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Shelley McMain, PhD · Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-08-31
Primary Completion
2015-03-31
Completion
2015-03-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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