An exploratory study of dialectical behaviour therapy for emotional dysregulation and challenging behaviours after acquired brain injury.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Challenging behaviours and emotional dysregulation are common sequelae of acquired brain injury (ABI), but treatment remain underdeveloped. Dialectical behaviour therapy is an evidence-based therapy for emotional dysregulation.

Objective

To explore the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of dialectical behaviour therapy for ABI.

Methods

An exploratory longitudinal study that compared thirty adults with brain injury presenting persistent emotion dysregulation or challenging behaviours. Control group received a personalized multidisciplinary program only (n = 13). The dialectical behaviour therapy group received five months of emotion regulation skills learning as an add-on (n = 17). Preliminary efficacy was measured on Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Sca

SUBMITTER: Kuppelin M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11380244 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature