Pilot of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills training for people with psychosis spectrum conditions and high risk of suicide.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We conducted a community clinician training in DBT (n = 19) and a subsequent pilot DBT skills group (n = 7) to assess preliminary feasibility and acceptability of DBT for people with psychotic diagnoses and high risk of suicide, in anticipation of a pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT).

Methods

For the clinician training we monitored attendance, satisfaction, and the proportion of clinicians who volunteered to be study clinicians. For the DBT pilot group, we collected data on acceptability, feasibility, satisfaction, preliminary quantitative outcomes, and posttreatment qualitative interviews.

Results

There was strong interest in DBT from community clinicians, with 95% of training participants indicating a desire to serve as volunteer st

SUBMITTER: Phalen P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12674191 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature