Abstract
Feasibility of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Suicidal Adolescent Inpatients
Katz L Y~~Cox B J~~et al
This study evaluated the feasibility of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) implementation in a general child & adolescent psychiatric inpatient unit. It provides preliminary effectiveness data on DBT versus treatment as usual (TAU). In a comparison of 62 suicidal adolescents treated with either DBT or TAU, DBT significantly reduced behavioral incidents during admission compared to TAU. Both groups demonstrated significant reductions in parasuicidal behavior, depressive symptoms, & suicidal ideation at 1 year. Implications are discussed. (29 refs)