Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Early-onset bipolar disorder conveys substantial risk for suicide. No psychosocial intervention for this population expressly targets suicidal behavior.

Objective

To determine whether dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) for adolescents with bipolar spectrum disorder is more effective than standard of care (SOC) psychotherapy in decreasing suicide attempts over 1 year.

Design, settings, and participants

Adolescents aged 12 to 18 years diagnosed with bipolar spectrum disorder were recruited from a specialty outpatient psychiatric clinic between November 2014 and September 2019. Independent evaluators conducted quarterly assessments over 1 year with participants and parents. Data were analyzed from March 2021 to November 2022.

Interventions

Participants

SUBMITTER: Goldstein TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10500432 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature