self-worth quality of life X84 R45.8 F32
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: The used short-term treatment programm called “The Cutting Down-Program” is a manualised short-term therapy, which is designed for 8 to 12 therapy sessions. It includes elements of the cognit
Sponsors
Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie Psychosoziales Zentrum Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
12 Years to 17 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Subjects aged between 12 and 17, who name nonsuicidal self-injury in terms of snags and burn injuries and similar injuries in at least 5 cases in the last 6 months by means of a structured clinical interview, are to be recruited for the study. The last nonsuicidal self-injury should not date back longer than a month.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Adolescents, who have acute psychotic symptoms as well as acute suicidal tendencies or other severe self-endangerment, which require an immediate intensive or stationary intervention, are not allowed to take part in the study. Also the existence of a mental retardation (IQ<80) is a criterion for exclusion. Also adolescents, who are already in a current therapy at the beginning of the study or who already finished a therapy, are excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Main outcome is the significant reduction of the frequency of nonsuicidal self-injury in the group of subjects, who receive the treatment programme compared to the group, which receives TAU. The reduction shall be measured with the Self-Injurous Thoughts and Behaviors Interview-German (SITBI-G) at the Baseline (before therapy), the Postline (directly after therapy), the Follow- Up (6 month after therapy) and the Follow-Up 2 (24-48 months after baseline). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Other goal criteria are to be the amelioration of well-being in the KIDSCREEN and self-worth in the Self-esteem Scale (SES) by Rosenberg as well as the reduction of depressiveness in Beck Depression Inventory (BDI- II). It shall also be examined, if the existence of a comorbid emotional disturbance, which can be diagnosed by means of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SKID-II) and the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview-Kid (M.I.N.I.-Kid), or traumatic childhood experiences, which can be acquired by the Childhood Experience of Care and Abuse (CECA) Interview, are of use as prognostic factors. Furthermore, with the Questionnaire of patient contentedness (ZUF), it shall be examined, if the subject was content with the therapy. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactGloria Fischer
Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie Psychosoziales Zentrum Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Outcome results
None listed