Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for the Treatment of Emotion Dysregulation and Trauma Symptoms in Self-Injurious and Suicidal Adolescent Females: A Pilot Programme within a Community-Based Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service

Background. The literature suggests a link between childhood trauma and maladaptive emotion regulation strategies, including nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suicidality. We assessed the impact of a pilot dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) programme on reducing trauma-related symptoms and improvi...

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Main Authors: Keren Geddes, Suzanne Dziurawiec, Christopher William Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Psychiatry Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/145219