Actively Recruiting
Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents With Self-harm and Suicidal Behavior- an Open Trial
Led by Haukeland University Hospital · Updated on 2026-01-22
140
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
311 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this pre-post-follow-up study is to examine how well the treatment Dialectical behavior therapy for adolescents (DBT-A) with a duration of 20 weeks for adolescents with self-harm and suicidal behavior works in routine clinical practice. The main questions it aims to answer are: * to investigate how well DBT-A works after treatment and at 3-month follow-up, measured by episodes of self-harm, suicide attempts, depressive symptoms and quality of life, drop-out from treatment and number of possible participants who decline DBT-A. * to investigate how well DBT-A works at 12 months follow-up * to investigate whether pre-treatment factors can predict who will benefit from treatment
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents With Self-harm and Suicidal Behavior- an Open Trial
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 13-18 years
- Ongoing or history of self-harm in the last six months
- Current suicidal behavior (suicidal thoughts or at least one suicide attempt within previous six months)
- At least three criteria of DSM-5 Borderline Personality Disorder or self-destruction criterion plus two subthreshold criteria assessed by SCID-5-PD
- Fluency in Norwegian
- One parent or trusted adult able to participate with the adolescent
You will not qualify if you...
- Intellectual disability
- Significant learning or language impairments
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Any psychotic disorder
- Substance abuse disorder; these patients will receive usual treatment at their local outpatient clinic
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Dept. of child and adolescent psychiatry, Haukeland University Hospital
Bergen, Bergen, Norway, 5021
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
G
Gro Janne H. Wergeland, MD, PhD
CONTACT
A
Anne Mari Syversen, Psychol
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
1
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