Mentalization-Based Group Therapy for Adolescents

University of Edinburgh53 enrolled

Overview

This is a prospective parallel group design of group-based Mentalization-Based Therapy for Adolescents (MBT-A) through a pilot randomised controlled trial comparing group-based MBT-A plus treatment as usual (TAU) to TAU alone. As a pilot study, we aim to determine: the effectiveness of our recruitment strategies; compliance with protocol/procedures; trends towards reduced self-harm.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Deliberate Self-Harm

Interventions

Mentalization-Based Group Therapy for AdolescentsOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 12 YearsMax age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Self-harm behaviour in the past 6 months * In receipt of treatment from local Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services * Competent and willing to provide written, informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Severe learning disability or pervasive developmental disorder * Acute psychotic episode * Eating disorder in the absence of self-harm. * Non-English speaking * Current involvement in other ongoing treatment research

Locations (1)

CAMHS

Edinburgh, Lothian, United Kingdom

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Self-harm as measured by the self-harm sub scale of the Risk-taking and Self-harm Inventory for Adolescents (Vrouva et al, 2010)

Time frame: 12 weeks

Self-harm and related hospital use as reported in National Health Service patient records

Time frame: 12 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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