Mentalization-based treatment for adolescents with conduct disorder (MBT-CD): a feasibility study.

ABSTRACT: Conduct disorder (CD) is a common psychiatric disorder in youth characterized by persisting norm-violating or aggressive behavior. Considering high individual and societal burden, feasible and effective psychotherapeutic treatment is desirable. Yet, treatments and research in this patient group are scarce. This study investigates the feasibility of mentalization-based treatment for adolescents with CD (MBT-CD) in terms of acceptability of MBT-CD and scientific assessments by participants as well as necessary organizational resources to conduct a consecutive randomized controlled trial (RCT). Recruitment, adherence and treatment session numbers were descriptively analyzed. Treatment evaluation interviews were qualitatively analyzed. A subset of sessions of therapists without prior MBT exper

SUBMITTER: Hauschild S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9702655 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature