Citation

Freeman KR, James S, Klein KP, Mayo D, Montgomery S. Child Adolesc. Soc. Work J. 2016; 33(2): 123-135.

Affiliation

Department of Social Work and Social Ecology, Loma Linda University, 1898 Business Center Drive, San Bernardino, CA 92408, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10560-015-0412-6

PMID

26985126

PMCID

PMC4789287

Abstract

The current review examines conceptual and methodological issues related to the use of dialectical behavior therapy for adolescents (DBT-A) in treating youth who engage in deliberate self-harm. A comprehensive review of the literature identified six studies appropriate for the review.

RESULTS indicated several inconsistencies and limitations across studies including the mixing of various forms of self-harm; variations in diagnostic inclusion/exclusion criteria, insufficient use of standardized self-harm outcome measures, variable lengths and intensity of provided treatment, and inadequate attention paid to DBT adherence. Each of these areas is reviewed along with a discussion of ways to improve the quality of future research.

Language: en