Feasibility of Emotion Regulation Group Therapy for Adolescent Self-Harm
Deliberate self-harm (DSH) is a prevalent behaviour among adolescents but there is no current recommendation for an efficacious treatment. Emotion regulation group therapy (ERGT) is a brief treatment for DSH with a well-documented utility and feasibility in the adult population, and an adapted version for adolescents may provide equal benefits for adolescents, provided adjustments to prevent or decrease social contagion are present.

A quantitative feasibility open trial (N=20) followed up by a qualitative interview study will examine the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effect of ERGT for adolescents.
- EligibilityCriteria: Inclusion Criteria:  13-17 years of age; having engaged in deliberate self-harm (DSH)-behaviours ≥ 5 times the last year; having engaged in ≥1 DSH episode during the past month; having ongoing psychiatric treatment in the community; having at least one caregiver or other significant adult, committed to participate in the parent program; and stability of psychotropic medications  Exclusion Criteria:  a diagnosis of psychotic, bipolar I disorder or severe social anxiety disorder (SAD); ongoing substance dependence; the presence of co-occurring psychiatric disorders that require immediate treatment; having an autism spectrum disorder together with borderline intellectual disability or having an intellectual disability; insufficient understanding of the Swedish language - HealthyVolunteers: No - Gender: All - MinimumAge: 13 Years - MaximumAge: 17 Years - StdAgeList: Child