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Mentalization-Based Therapy to Prevent Suicidal Behavior in Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder

NCT02129790 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2019-04-18

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Summary

Children and adolescents with early-onset bipolar disorder (BD) are at high risk for intentionally hurting themselves. Although there are therapies in existence for these youths with BD, they do not address suicide prevention specifically. Mentalization-based therapy for adolescents (MBT-A) has been shown to be helpful in reducing self-harm in the adolescent and adult population with borderline personality disorder. The investigators will modify the MBT-A treatment procedures for persons with BD who have had a recent period of suicidal ideation or behavior.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mentalization-Based Therapy

Up to 21 individual MBT-A sessions plus 9 monthly family sessions. MBT-A sessions will focus on the adolescent's recent social experiences and the resulting mental states and managing interpersonal challenges, particularly those involving separation or loss. The goal of this intervention is to improve the adolescent's ability to mentalize: to understand, acknowledge, and predict thoughts and feelings in oneself and others.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • David J Miklowitz, Ph.D. · UCLA Department of Psychiatry

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
13 Years
Max Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-01-31
Primary Completion
2017-09-01
Completion
2018-09-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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