Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents at Rutgers University
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Psychiatric, Psychiatric |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 13 - 20 |
| Updated: | 3/6/2019 |
| Start Date: | January 2, 2019 |
| End Date: | November 18, 2028 |
| Contact: | Shireen L Rizvi, PhD |
| Email: | slrizvi@gsapp.rutgers.edu |
| Phone: | 848-445-3914 |
This project expands our existing psychological services clinic (the Dialectical Behavior
Therapy Clinic at Rutgers University; DBT-RU) to include an adolescent treatment arm.
Adolescents aged 13-20 and at least one caregiver will be recruited to participate in a
six-month treatment study. Adolescents will be eligible to participate if they meet at least
3 criteria for borderline personality disorder, with one of those criteria being either
impulsive behavior or recurrent self-harm behavior. Participants will be assessed at
baseline, three-months (mid-treatment), six-months (post-treatment, and three-month
follow-up.
Therapy Clinic at Rutgers University; DBT-RU) to include an adolescent treatment arm.
Adolescents aged 13-20 and at least one caregiver will be recruited to participate in a
six-month treatment study. Adolescents will be eligible to participate if they meet at least
3 criteria for borderline personality disorder, with one of those criteria being either
impulsive behavior or recurrent self-harm behavior. Participants will be assessed at
baseline, three-months (mid-treatment), six-months (post-treatment, and three-month
follow-up.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 13-17 years or 18-20 if still living at home with parent.
- Agreement of at least one responsible adult parent/caregiver to participate in
treatment.
- Agreement to take part in assessments, videotaping/audiotaping and coding of their
sessions by research personnel.
- Agreement to pay for mental health services at the DBT- RU on a sliding scale, and to
participate in research assessments as volunteers.
- Residence within commuting distance of clinic (< 45 minutes).
- Agreement to discontinue other forms of talk therapy for duration of DBT program (does
not refer to AA/NA programs or psychotropic medication management).
- Exhibits dysregulation within the past six months as evidenced by 1) intentional
self-injury and/or suicide attempt and/or 2) substance use disorder.
- Meets two additional criteria for borderline personality disorder (BPD).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Clients who need mental health services not available at the DBT- RU, such as
treatment for schizophrenia or life-threatening anorexia, or who are currently
obtaining optimum professional treatment that should not be ended.
- Non-English speaking.
- IQ < 70.
- Unable to understand research consent forms.
- Court-ordered to participate in treatment.
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