Identifier	Thesis 2635
Author	Youre, Joseph F., 1989-
Title	The Effects of Dialectical Behavior Therapy on Children with Severe Mental Health Issues
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date of Publication	2017
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Abstract	Dialectical Behavior Therapy is a form of therapy originally used to treat adults who were diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. Literature on DBT has expanded and mental health personnel are now using DBT to treat not only adults but children as well (Perepletchikova & Goodman, 2014; Marchetto & Garcia-Palacios, 2012; Groves et al. 2012; Fleischaker et al., 2011). Though limited, early studies suggest the effectiveness of DBT in treating children who express borderline personality features. The current study was conducted in order to provide additional support for DBT as a viable option in treating children with severe mental health issues. Individuals in the study were admitted to the hospital and placed in either an inpatient or partial hospitalization settings and exposed to DBT based programming during their stay. Participants were given a pre-test and post-test of the borderline personality features scale for children (BPFS-C) in order to determine the extent of borderline features they express. Participants showed a significant decrease on BPFS-C from pre-test to post-test. In addition, individuals with a diagnosis of mood disorder showed a statistically significant decrease on scores when compared to other diagnoses. Individuals who came in with a principal problem of suicidal ideation and self-injurious behaviors showed a significant decrease on scores of BPFS-C from pre-test to post-test, when compared to a principal problem of aggression. Lastly, there was a significant decrease on scores of the BPFS-C in both children and adolescent age groups without a significant main effect for either age group.
Notes	"Submitted in Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in General Psychology."; Thesis advisors: Carolyn R. Fallahi and Rebecca M. Wood.; M.A.,Central Connecticut State University,,2017.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 36-41).
Subject	Dialectical behavior therapy. Children with mental disabilities.
Department	Department of Psychology
Advisor	Fallahi, Carolyn R Wood, Rebecca M.
Type	Text
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Language	eng
OCLC number	1006894479
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