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DBT found effective for children with DMDD
Author(s) -
Knopf Alison
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the brown university child and adolescent behavior letter
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7575
pISSN - 1058-1073
DOI - 10.1002/cbl.30253
Subject(s) - irritability , psychology , mood , dialectical behavior therapy , clinical psychology , psychiatry , anxiety , borderline personality disorder
A randomized controlled trial has found that dialectical behavior therapy adapted for preadolescent children (DBT‐C) for the treatment of disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD) is feasible, and outcomes indicated preliminary efficacy. The irritability and behavior outbursts of DMDD are associated with severe impairment in childhood, and negative outcomes in adolescent and adult years. There are no established treatments for DMDD, so researchers looked at the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of DBT‐C.