TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - The Effect of Cognitive Behavior Therapy on Decision Making in Adolescents who Self-Harm: A Pilot Study
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Oldershaw, Anna
A1  - Simic, Mima
A1  - Grima, Emanuela
A1  - Jollant, Fabrice
A1  - Richards, Clair
A1  - Taylor, Lucy
A1  - Schmidt, Ulrike
SP  - 255
EP  - 265
VL  - 42
IS  - 3
N2  - Research shows poor decision making in adolescents who self-harm and a positive correlation between decision-making abilities and duration since last self-harm episode. This exploratory study investigated whether decision making in self-harming adolescents could be improved through treatment with a novel cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). It also investigated whether improvement in decision making following treatment was linked to self-harm cessation. Adolescent self-harmers receiving CBT (n = 24) or no treatment (n = 9) and healthy controls (n = 22) were longitudinally compared on the Iowa gambling task (IGT). Significant IGT improvements were only observed for adolescents who self-harm following CBT. CBT may benefit adolescent self-harmers and generate decision-making improvements.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1943-278X.2012.0087.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -