Mentalization-Based Group Therapy for Adolescents

University of Edinburgh

Status: Completed

Conditions: Deliberate Self-Harm

Treatments: Other: Mentalization-Based Group Therapy for Adolescents

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02771691

ELHF10-595

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a prospective parallel group design of group-based Mentalization-Based Therapy for Adolescents (MBT-A) through a pilot randomised controlled trial comparing group-based MBT-A plus treatment as usual (TAU) to TAU alone. As a pilot study, we aim to determine: the effectiveness of our recruitment strategies; compliance with protocol/procedures; trends towards reduced self-harm.

Enrollment: 53 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Self-harm behaviour in the past 6 months
• In receipt of treatment from local Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
• Competent and willing to provide written, informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

• Severe learning disability or pervasive developmental disorder
• Acute psychotic episode
• Eating disorder in the absence of self-harm.
• Non-English speaking
• Current involvement in other ongoing treatment research

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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53 participants in 2 patient groups

MBT therapy plus treatment as usual

Experimental group

Description:

Mentalization based group treatment for adolescents plus standard care

Treatment:

Other: Mentalization-Based Group Therapy for Adolescents

Treatment as usual alone

No Intervention group

Description:

Standard care provided by local Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services