ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2022
Feasibility, Acceptability and Preliminary Efficacy of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Autistic Adults without Intellectual Disability: A Mixed Methods Study.
Article in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06345053 (Presence of PTSD and Emotion Dysregulation Among Inpatients With Substance Use Disorder; a Feasibility Study of a Combined Treatment for Difficulties in Emotion Regulation and PTSD), which is not on this map. Cited by 30 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Presence of PTSD and Emotion Dysregulation Among Inpatients With Substance Use Disorder; a Feasibility Study of a Combined Treatment for Difficulties in Emotion Regulation and PTSD
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy of dialectical behavior therapy-based interventions for individuals with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Secondary effects of dialectical behaviour therapy on social functioning, quality of life, and autism traits in autistic adults with suicidality.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2025Trial
- Emotion dysregulation is heightened in autistic females: A comparison with autistic males and borderline personality disorder.Women's health (London, England)Trial
- Pilot Test of the Forming Love around Autistic people to Prevent Suicide Program.Autism in adulthood · 2026Article
- Meeting the Needs of Neurodivergent Teens for Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: Challenges and Adaptation Strategies From Clinicians, Teens With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Caregivers.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID · 2026Article
- Protocol for a feasibility study, without control group, of a combined treatment for PTSD and difficulties in emotion regulation for patients with substance use disorder.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2026Article
- Defining Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in Autistic People: A Framework for Assessment Using Key Elements to Aid in Characterization.Autism in adulthood · 2026Article
- The effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and experiences of interventions to reduce suicidality for autistic people: A scoping review.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2026Article
- Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review of Associated Factors and Management Difficulties.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Interplay between resting heart rate variability, daily affective dynamics and mental health difficulties in autistic youths.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Overcoming the novelty effect on YouTube: visibility patterns in evidence-based psychotherapy videos-Findings of a long-term observational study in French-speaking countries.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Subgroups of emotion dysregulation in adults: a latent profile analysis in a clinically heterogeneous population.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2025Article
- Difficulties in emotion regulation among patients with substance use disorder and a history of exposure to traumatic events: the role of PTSD symptoms, emotional avoidance, shame, and guilt.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Observational
- Co-creating a Canadian autism mental health literacy resource: a qualitative analysis of advisory perspectives.Health research policy and systems · 2025Article
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Autism.Current psychiatry reports · 2025Review
- Dialectical behavior therapy in autistic adults: effects on ecological subjective and physiological measures of emotion dysregulation.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2025Article
- A scoping review of Dialectical Behavior Therapy with patients with minoritized identity constructs.Counselling and psychotherapy research · 2025Article
- Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in People on the Autism Spectrum.Current psychiatry reports · 2024Review
- The relationship between distress tolerance and behavioral activation on anxiety and depression symptomatology in autistic youth: Leveraging self and caregiver perspectives.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2024Article
- An Examination of Perceived Stress and Emotion Regulation Challenges as Mediators of Associations Between Camouflaging and Internalizing Symptomatology.Autism in adulthood · 2024Article
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Abstract
Self-harm and suicidal behaviors are prevalent among autistic adults without intellectual disability (ID). Emotion dysregulation (ED), the difficulty in modulating emotions, has been identified as an important risk factor. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) has been proved effective to treat ED in disorders other than autism spectrum disorder. Our study aimed at assessing the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of DBT in seven autistic adults without ID exhibiting self-harm and/or suicidal behaviors linked to severe ED. Our results suggest that DBT is feasible and highly acceptable to autistic adults without ID. Additionally, mean scores on the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale decreased significantly post-treatment and at 4-month follow-up, suggesting that DBT might be efficacious in reducing ED in this population.
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