Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Group Pilot Evaluation

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

17 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-12-31

Study Completion Date

2017-03-31

Brief Summary

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Uncontrolled pilot study examines feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills group for Veterans with suicidal ideation and emotion dysregulation.

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Detailed Description

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Uncontrolled pilot study to examine feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills group for Veterans with suicidal ideation and emotion dysregulation. Outcome measures will occur at pre-treatment, mid, end, and follow-up.

Conditions

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Suicidal Ideation Emotions

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Skills group

Dialectical behavior therapy skills group

Group Type OTHER

Dialectical behavior therapy skills group

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Skills training in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness

Interventions

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Dialectical behavior therapy skills group

Skills training in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Veterans at VACHS who are referred or self-referred to DBT Skills Group
2. Ages 18-65
3. Able to understand written and spoken English
4. DERS score 105 or greater
5. Suicidal ideation within past 3 months
6. Seeing an individual mental health provider at VACHS at least monthly
7. Willing to create or review a Mental Health Safety Plan, and stated willingness to use this plan to maintain safety
8. Consent to participate in study assessments
9. Consent to recording of group sessions

Exclusion Criteria

1. Inability to understand written or spoken English
2. Diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar I, antisocial personality disorder, or thought disorder in CPRS problem list and confirmed by current mental health provider

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No