In one of the latest articles published in the RPCNA and written by Sara Marco, María Mayoral, and Gonzalo Hervás, we explore changes in adolescents with borderline personality characteristics and in their caregivers after participating in “Dialectical Behavior Multifamily Group Therapy.”
Objective: To evaluate whether a DBT-A skills group as a stand-alone treatment could improve parenting styles and emotional regulation in adolescents with characteristics of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and their parents.
Methodology:
• 12-week skills group intervention with 14 adolescents and their caregivers.
• Participants (81.82% women) from 14 to 17 years old (M= 15.55, SD=.82).
• Clinically Reliable Change (CRC) to understand individual changes.
• Evaluation of the acceptability of the intervention.
Results:
• Effective in improving parenting styles (more affectionate and less critical) in parents and adolescents.
• Changes in various emotional regulation processes.
• Some changes were maintained six months later.
• Satisfactory levels of satisfaction with the intervention.
Conclusion: Multifamily intervention with DBT-A could modify mechanisms related to the development of BPD, such as parenting styles. The duration may not be sufficient to improve emotional regulation processes.
Link: https://www.revistapcna.com/es/contenido/111