Evaluation of a group training for adolescents (emotion regulation training) with emotion regulation problems

Completed

Conditions: Psychiatric, mental disorders/illness, borderline personality disorder
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Specific personality disorders

Registration Number: ISRCTN24979756

Lead Sponsor: niversity Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG) (Netherlands)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 48

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age 14 - 18 years
2. Emotion regulation problems
3. Some self-awareness
4. Sufficient internal motivation
5. Willing to share his or her experiences in a group
6. Environment is rather stable
7. Capable to join a group-session without aggressive behaviour
8. No substance abuse and self-mutilating behaviour during the session

Exclusion Criteria

If the adolescent does not meet the inclusion criteria.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Borderline Personality Disorder Severity Index (BPDSI and BPDSI - parent version): a semi-structured interview based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) classification of psychopathology. Trained psychologists will conduct this semi-structured interview.<br>2. VERS-scale: to measure negative as well as positive behaviour in a certain period. This questionnaire is to be completed by the adolescent as well as the parents.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Questionnaires completed by the adolescents as well as the parents:<br>1. Frequency list of Emotion Regulation Problems (F-ERP)<br>2. Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF): present level of functioning (axis V of DSM-IV)<br>3. MALC-ERT: list of 18 items to draw up an inventory of cognitions on emotional dysregulation (locus of control)<br>4. Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL): consists of 118 items describing a wide domain of behaviour problems of children<br><br>Questionnaire only to be completed by parents:<br>Nijmeegse Ouderlijke Stress Index (NOSI; Parental Stress Index): to measure stress in parents (124 items)<br><br>Questionnaire only to be completed by the adolescent:<br>Healthcare consumption: a short list to be completed weekly during the training, about different types of healthcare being used in the last week (e.g. primary healthcare, emergency rooms, crisis contact psychiatry department).