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Effectiveness of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (DBT-PTSD) for Treatment Outcome of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Disorder

Effectiveness of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (DBT-PTSD) for Treatment Outcome of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Disorder in People with a history of Childhood Abuse and Determining the Mechanisms of Change

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20250117064414N1
Enrollment
30
Registered
2025-02-12
Start date
2025-04-04
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: 12 weeks of dialectical behavior therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder will be performed in the form of group (90 minutes) and individual (45 minutes) weekly

Sponsors

Iran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
16 Years to 24 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis of non-suicidal self-harm disorder based on the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 (SCID-I) as the primary diagnosis and comorbidity Experience of childhood maltreatment (must be one of the maltreatment cases, physical or sexual abuse). Age range between 16 and 24 years Education at least sixth grade of primary school

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Receiving other psychological treatments in the past six months Presence of psychotic symptoms based on SCID Presence of organic diseases and severe physical diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) based on the patient's record Substance use disorder and bipolar disorder type 1 and 2 Serious difficulty in understanding questionnaire items Severe personality disorders

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Non-Suicidal Self-Injury symptoms. Timepoint: Non-Suicidal Self-Injury symptoms are measured before the first session of treatment, and after the end of treatment course. variables will be measured for the last time, three months after the last session of the treatment course. Method of measurement: Sanson et al. Self-harm Questionnaire.;Negative cognition symptoms. Timepoint: Negative cognition symptoms are measured before the first session of treatment, and after the end of treatment course. variables will be measured for the last time, three months after the last session of the treatment course. Method of measurement: Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory.;Perceived Invalidation of Emotion symptoms. Timepoint: Perceived Invalidation of Emotion symptoms are measured before the first session of treatment, and after the end of treatment course. variables will be measured for the last time, three months after the last session of the treatment course. Method of measurement: The Perceived Invalidation of Emotion Scale.;Depression symptoms. Timepoint: Depression symptoms are measured before the first session of treatment, and after the end of treatment course. variables will be measured for the last time, three months after the last session of the treatment course. Method of measurement: Beck Depression Inventory-II.;Emotion regulation symptoms. Timepoint: Emotion regulation symptoms are measured before the first session of treatment, and after the end of treatment course. variables will be measured for the last time, three months after the last session of the treatment course. Method of measurement: Emotion Regulation Questionnaire-8.;Generalized anxiety symptoms. Timepoint: Generalized anxiety symptoms are measured before the first session of treatment, and after the end of treatment course. variables will be measured for the last time, three months after the last session of the treatment course. Method of measurement: Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire-7.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The Work and Social Adjustment Scores. Timepoint: The Work and Social Adjustment Scores are measured before the first session of treatment, and after the end of treatment course. variables will be measured for the last time, a month after the last session of the treatment course. Method of measurement: The Work and Social Adjustment Scale.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactYounes Zaheri

Iran University of Medical Sciences

zzaheriyones@gmail.com+98 21 8670 3075

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026