Effect of Dialectical Behavior in Patients With Bipolar Disorder

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dialectical Behavior Therapy
• Interventions: Behavioral: Dialectical behavior therapy

• Registration Number: NCT05741268
• Lead Sponsor: Alexandria University

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.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-02-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-02-14
• Study First Posted: 2023-02-23
• Study Start: 2023-03-02
• Status Verified: 2023-07
• Primary Completion: 2023-07-15
• Study Completion: 2023-09-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-08-22
• Last Update Posted: 2024-08-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

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)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Routine psychological care	Dialectical behavior therapy	they will receive psychological care such as stress management and social skills training.
Dialectical behavior therapy	Dialectical behavior therapy	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.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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 Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculty of Nursing; 🇪🇬 Alexandria, Egypt