TEENS Multi-site Trial
Self-Injurious Behavior
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Self-Injurious Behavior focused on measuring Internet-based intervention, Online therapy, Emotion regulation, ERITA
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- ≥ 5 non-suicidal self-injury episodes in the past year and ≥ 1 non-suicidal self-injury episodes in the past month assessed by the Deliberate Self-Harm Inventory, Youth version (DSHI-Y).
- Age-appropriate literacy assessed by referring clinicians and the self-injury team, i.e. age between 13 and 17.
- Having at least one parent committing to participate in the parent program.
- Informed consent from parents/legal caretakers and assent from participants above 15 years of age.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Imminent suicidal risk assessed by clinicians during routine screening procedure (that can be rated as no risk, elevated risk, or imminent risk) in need of admission or other life saving strategies.
- Lack of informed consent from parents/legal caretakers.
- Lack of informed assent from the participant above 15 years of age.
Sites / Locations
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
- Team for Self-injury, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, B195Recruiting
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Southern Region DenmarkRecruiting
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in Region Zealand
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Other
ERITA + TAU (Treatment as usual)
TAU (Treatment as usual)
The Emotion Regulation Individual Therapy for Adolescents (ERITA) intervention as add-on to TAU consists of 11 weeks, manualized online therapy based on the methods of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) adapted for youth
Within mental health services in Denmark child and adolescent psychiatrists provide specialized treatment for young psychiatric patients as outpatient services. In this study the control intervention (TAU) consists of clinical assessment and treatment for patient's current primary psychiatric condition (referral condition and A-diagnosis).