Cognitive behavioral therapy after deliberate self-harm in adolescence

Patients who engage in deliberate self-harm (DSH) form a heterogeneous population. There is a need for psychotherapeutic interventions that give therapists the flexibility to tailor the treatment plan to the needs of an individual patient. To detect essential ingredients for treatment, three different cognitive-behavioral theories of DSH will be reviewed: (1) the cognitive-behavioral theory of Linehan (1993a) , (2) the cognitive theory of Berk, Henriques, Warman, Brown, and Beck (2004) , and (3) the cognitive-behavioral theory of Rudd, Joiner, and Rajab (2001) . A review of these theories makes it possible to compare the different approaches to the essential aspects in the treatment of DSH: a trusting patient-therapist relationship, building emotion regulation skills, cognitive restructuring, and behavioral pattern breaking. An overview will be given of therapeutic techniques that can be used to address the cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and interpersonal problems associated with DSH.

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Comparative Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy on Emotion Regulation, Positive and Negative Affection, Aggressive and Self-Harm Behaviors of 13-16-Year-Old Female Students

International Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding ◽

10.18415/ijmmu.v7i9.1883 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (9) ◽

pp. 20

Author(s):

Sara Ghorbani ◽

Alireza Salemi Kameneh ◽

Alireza Motahedy ◽

Zahra Alipour

Keyword(s):

Emotion Regulation ◽

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ◽

Behavior Therapy ◽

Dialectical Behavior Therapy ◽

Emotional Regulation ◽

Behavioral Therapy ◽

Female Students ◽

Cognitive Behavioral ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Self Harm

This study was aimed to compare the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy with dialectical behavior therapy on emotion regulation, positive and negative affection, aggressive and self-harm behaviors of 13 to 16-year-old female students. The results showed that both CBT and DBT have a significant effect on increasing emotional regulation and positive affect, and decreasing negative affect, reducing aggressive behavior and self-harm. Also there was no significant difference between two treatments in increasing the positive affection and decreasing negative affection, but the effect of DBT on increasing emotional regulation and reducing self-harm and aggressive behaviors was significantly more than CBT.

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Cognitive behavioral therapy for suicide prevention in youth admitted to hospital following an episode of self-harm: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Journal of Affective Disorders ◽

10.1016/j.jad.2020.01.178 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 266 ◽

pp. 686-694

Author(s):

Mark Sinyor ◽

Marissa Williams ◽

Rachel Mitchell ◽

Rabia Zaheer ◽

Craig J. Bryan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Randomized Controlled Trial ◽

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ◽

Suicide Prevention ◽

Behavioral Therapy ◽

Controlled Trial ◽

Cognitive Behavioral ◽

Randomized Controlled ◽

Self Harm ◽

Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

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The Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Group Counseling on the Well-Being of Self-Harming Emerging Adults

Philippine Social Science Journal ◽

10.52006/main.v3i1.120 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 35-52

Author(s):

Lisa Anna M. Gayoles ◽

Janette Raissa A. Magno

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ◽

Emerging Adults ◽

Group Counseling ◽

Behavioral Therapy ◽

Well Being ◽

Cognitive Behavioral ◽

Control Group ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Self Harm ◽

Experimental Group

This study determined the effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) group counseling on the psychological well-being of self-harming emerging adults. It utilized the pretest-posttest control group design. The Self-Harm Inventory (SHI) was used to determine self-harming emerging adults. There were no significant relationships among the socio-demographic variables and the level of severity of self-harm of 30 college students. The intervention was a four session CBT group counseling. The Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale – 21 (DASS-21) was used to measure psychological well-being. There were eight participants in the experimental group and nine participants in the control group. The results of the study revealed significant differences in the psychological well-being of the experimental group and the control group after the intervention. The findings suggest implications in school guidance and counseling programs to address the mental health issues of emerging adults.

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