Cargando…

Effects of a Standardized DBT—A Program on Identity Development in Adolescents

Background: Identity diffusion plays a central role in the onset of borderline personality disorders. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents (DBT-A) is a treatment program for adolescents with emotional instability and dysregulation. The interest of this study is to examine the potential eff...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Dixius, Andrea, Möhler, Eva
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10526514/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37759929
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13091328
_version_ 1785111040169607168
author Dixius, Andrea
Möhler, Eva
author_facet Dixius, Andrea
Möhler, Eva
author_sort Dixius, Andrea
collection PubMed
description Background: Identity diffusion plays a central role in the onset of borderline personality disorders. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents (DBT-A) is a treatment program for adolescents with emotional instability and dysregulation. The interest of this study is to examine the potential effects of a standardized and certified DBT-A therapy program on the identity development of adolescents in an inpatient setting. Methods: A total of 138 adolescents aged 13 to 18 years with symptoms of severe emotional instability were assessed before and after a certified and standardized 12-week in-patient DBT-A program targeting emotional regulation with the following standardized instruments: the Assessment of Identity Development in Adolescence (AIDA), Scale of the Experience of Emotions (SEE), and Symptom Checklist (SCL-90-R). Results: The results indicate a significant change in identity development, emotion regulation, and general symptoms of psychopathology after treatment with DBT-A. Conclusions: In this large sample of adolescents, DBT-A significantly improved identity development and reduced identity diffusion, however, without a treatment-as-usual control group as a limitation. Nevertheless, our results may become clinically relevant for the prevention of chronic impairment in emotionally unstable adolescents.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-10526514
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2023
publisher MDPI
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-105265142023-09-28 Effects of a Standardized DBT—A Program on Identity Development in Adolescents Dixius, Andrea Möhler, Eva Brain Sci Article Background: Identity diffusion plays a central role in the onset of borderline personality disorders. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents (DBT-A) is a treatment program for adolescents with emotional instability and dysregulation. The interest of this study is to examine the potential effects of a standardized and certified DBT-A therapy program on the identity development of adolescents in an inpatient setting. Methods: A total of 138 adolescents aged 13 to 18 years with symptoms of severe emotional instability were assessed before and after a certified and standardized 12-week in-patient DBT-A program targeting emotional regulation with the following standardized instruments: the Assessment of Identity Development in Adolescence (AIDA), Scale of the Experience of Emotions (SEE), and Symptom Checklist (SCL-90-R). Results: The results indicate a significant change in identity development, emotion regulation, and general symptoms of psychopathology after treatment with DBT-A. Conclusions: In this large sample of adolescents, DBT-A significantly improved identity development and reduced identity diffusion, however, without a treatment-as-usual control group as a limitation. Nevertheless, our results may become clinically relevant for the prevention of chronic impairment in emotionally unstable adolescents. MDPI 2023-09-15 /pmc/articles/PMC10526514/ /pubmed/37759929 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13091328 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
spellingShingle Article
Dixius, Andrea
Möhler, Eva
Effects of a Standardized DBT—A Program on Identity Development in Adolescents
title Effects of a Standardized DBT—A Program on Identity Development in Adolescents
title_full Effects of a Standardized DBT—A Program on Identity Development in Adolescents
title_fullStr Effects of a Standardized DBT—A Program on Identity Development in Adolescents
title_full_unstemmed Effects of a Standardized DBT—A Program on Identity Development in Adolescents
title_short Effects of a Standardized DBT—A Program on Identity Development in Adolescents
title_sort effects of a standardized dbt—a program on identity development in adolescents
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10526514/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37759929
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13091328
work_keys_str_mv AT dixiusandrea effectsofastandardizeddbtaprogramonidentitydevelopmentinadolescents
AT mohlereva effectsofastandardizeddbtaprogramonidentitydevelopmentinadolescents