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World Suicide Prevention Day Forum 10 Sept 2010

Feasibility of comparing DBT with treatment as usual for suicidal & self-injuring adolescents

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Dr. Emily Cooney, Dr. Kirsten Davis, Ms. Pania Thompson, Ms. Julie Wharewera-Mika (all from Kari Centre, ADHB) and Ms. Joanna Stewart (University of Auckland) By randomly assigning 29 adolescents, who in the previous three months had a suicide attempt or history of self-injury, either uncontrolled treatment or six months of dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) this research assessed whether DBT was acceptable to New Zealand adolescents, families and clinicians.

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