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Parent intervention in the treatment of self-harming adolescents

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI)
Registration Number
DRKS00031895
Lead Sponsor
niversitäre Psychiatrische Dienste Bern (UPD) AG, Universitätsklinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
130
Inclusion Criteria

Repetetive non-suicidal self-injury (on at least 5 days within the last year)
Seeking therapy at the Ambulatorium für Risikoverhalten und Selbstschädigung, AtR!Sk, Bern
Able to speak and understand German fluently
Written informed consent is provided by adolescents (if > 14 years by custodians) and by participating parents

Exclusion Criteria

Acute psychotic symptoms
Acute intent to harm self or others that requires intensive psychiatric inpatient treatment
Impaired intellectual functioning
Currently receiving psychotherapeutic treatment in outpatient centers others than AtR!Sk, Bern

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
As a primary endpoint the improvement in family functioning (Family assessment device, FAD) will be assessed via adolescents and parents.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
As secondary endpoint we investigate the change in frequency of NSSI (Diagnostisches Interview bei psychischen Störungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter, Kinder- DIPS) by adolescents and the understanding of the function of NSSI (Inventory of Statements about Self-injury, ISAS) by parents.
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