Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Conditions
Brief summary
This study aims to: • Determine the effect of implementing Dialectical Behavior Therapy on emotion regulation difficulties, distress tolerance, and social functioning among patients with bipolar disorder. RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS Patients with bipolar disorder who are exposed to Dialectical Behavior Therapy will exhibit lower emotion regulation difficulties, distress tolerance, and higher social functioning than those who are not exposed to such training.
Detailed description
The researchers decided to work on a convenient sample of 30 adult patients with bipolar disorder. Dialectical behavior therapy will be applied through psychoeducation, discussion, rehearsal, and homework assignments. Four modules were administered in Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Emotion Regulation, and Emotion Regulation.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALDialectical behavior therapy
14\) Dialectical behavior therapy will be applied through psychoeducation, discussion, rehrasal and homework assignments. It contains four modules were administered in 14) Dialectical behavior therapy will be applied through psychoeducation, discussion, rehrasal and homework assignments. It contains four modules were administered in the following sequence 1. Mindfulness , 2. Emotion Regulation , 3. Distress Tolerance and 4. Interpersonal effectiveness.
Sponsors
Alexandria University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to 55 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
1. Diagnosed with bipolar disorder for at least one month according to DSM V with no co-morbidity. 2\. Their age does not exceed 60 years old. 3. Able to read and write. 4. Able & willing to participate in the study. 5. Living in Alexandria Governorate, Egypt.
Exclusion criteria
demonstrate severe psychopathological symptom ( i.e: patient in acute stage) \-
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Difficulties in Emotional Regulation Scale (DERS) | 2 weeks | This tool (DERS) is a 36-items self-report scale developed by Gratz and Roemer (2004) to assess emotion regulation difficulties. The scale items are classified into six general subscales; non- acceptance of emotional responses (6 items); difficulty engaging in goal-directed behaviors (5 items); impulse control difficulties (6 items); lack of emotional awareness (6 items); limited access to emotional regulation strategies (8 items), and lack of emotional clarity (5 items). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Distress Tolerance Scale (DTS) | 2 weeks | The DTS (Simons & Gaher, 2005) is a 15-item selfreport questionnaire that assesses tolerance of distress, appraisal of distress, attention absorbed by negative emotions, and regulation efforts to alleviate distress. Items are rated on a 1 to 5 scale (1 = strongly agree; 5 = strongly disagree) with lower scores indicating poorer tolerance of distress. The DTS scale has demonstrated good test-retest reliability. In the current study the internal consistency of the DTS was excellent (Cronbach's α = .92). |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Social Functioning Scale (SFS) | 2 weeks | The SFS is a 79-items self-report scale developed by Birchwood et al. (1990) to assess areas of social functioning of individuals with schizophrenia. The items are classified into seven subscales; withdrawal/social engagement (5 items), interpersonal communication (4 items), independence-performance (13 items), independence-competence (13 items), recreation (15 items), prosocial activities (22 items), and employment/occupational (5 items), in addition to two unscored preliminary questions (The latter two questions were excluded as they were measured in tool I). |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed