People with psychotic disorders are excluded from most suicide-focused clinical trials despite incredibly high rates of completed suicide, and interventions that have been tested for this population have shown limited impact on suicide. Emotion dysregulation is a significant suicidogenic factor that is understudied in people with psychotic disorders. The investigators propose to implement and evaluate an intervention targeting emotion dysregulation in people with psychotic disorders while employing rigorous statistical modeling and measurement techniques including Ecological Momentary Assessment, which will support future advanced research on suicide and suicide prevention for this high-risk group.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
68
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training (DBT-ST) is a group-based intervention focused on teaching skills for improving emotion regulation. The sessions will be offered in-person or via approved telehealth services.
University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
RECRUITINGSuicidal Ideation
Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation. Minimum score: 0. Maximum score: 42. Higher scores are worse.
Time frame: Four months
Emotion Dysregulation
Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS-36). Minimum score: 36. Maximum score: 180. Higher scores are worse.
Time frame: Four months
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