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A modified DBT skills training program for oppositional defiant adolescents: promising preliminary findings.

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Nelson-Gray, RO; Keane, SP; Hurst, RM; Mitchell, JT; Warburton, JB; Chok, JT; Cobb, AR
Published in: Behav Res Ther
December 2006

A modified skills training component of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) was implemented in a group therapy format for non-suicidal outpatient young adolescents who met criteria for oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). Thirty-two youths completed the 16-week program, as well as pre- and post-treatment measures. The treatment was effective not only in decreasing negative behaviors, but also in increasing positive behaviors, per caregiver report. The youths reported a significant reduction in externalizing and internalizing symptoms and in depression. Reliable change indices indicated that far more participants were in the improved category than in the deteriorated category on the measures of interest. Despite the absence of control groups but consistent with the treatment outcome research literature for DBT-based treatments for other disorders, this study demonstrated that DBT skills training is feasible and shows promise in improving the behavior of ODD young adolescents.

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Behav Res Ther

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ISSN

0005-7967

Publication Date

December 2006

Volume

44

Issue

12

Start / End Page

1811 / 1820

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Rehabilitation, Vocational
  • Psychotherapy, Group
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Personality Assessment
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Child
 

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Nelson-Gray, R. O., Keane, S. P., Hurst, R. M., Mitchell, J. T., Warburton, J. B., Chok, J. T., & Cobb, A. R. (2006). A modified DBT skills training program for oppositional defiant adolescents: promising preliminary findings. Behav Res Ther, 44(12), 1811–1820. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2006.01.004
Nelson-Gray, Rosemery O., Susan P. Keane, Ruth M. Hurst, John T. Mitchell, John B. Warburton, James T. Chok, and Amanda R. Cobb. “A modified DBT skills training program for oppositional defiant adolescents: promising preliminary findings.Behav Res Ther 44, no. 12 (December 2006): 1811–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2006.01.004.
Nelson-Gray RO, Keane SP, Hurst RM, Mitchell JT, Warburton JB, Chok JT, et al. A modified DBT skills training program for oppositional defiant adolescents: promising preliminary findings. Behav Res Ther. 2006 Dec;44(12):1811–20.
Nelson-Gray, Rosemery O., et al. “A modified DBT skills training program for oppositional defiant adolescents: promising preliminary findings.Behav Res Ther, vol. 44, no. 12, Dec. 2006, pp. 1811–20. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.brat.2006.01.004.
Nelson-Gray RO, Keane SP, Hurst RM, Mitchell JT, Warburton JB, Chok JT, Cobb AR. A modified DBT skills training program for oppositional defiant adolescents: promising preliminary findings. Behav Res Ther. 2006 Dec;44(12):1811–1820.
Journal cover image

Published In

Behav Res Ther

DOI

ISSN

0005-7967

Publication Date

December 2006

Volume

44

Issue

12

Start / End Page

1811 / 1820

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Rehabilitation, Vocational
  • Psychotherapy, Group
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Personality Assessment
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Child