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ArticleBorderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation2026

Dialectical behavioral therapy-based skills training program for family members of suicide attempters: a randomized controlled trial.

Jose H Marco-Salvador, Sandra Perez-Rodriguez, Laura Diaz-Sanahuja, Antonio Grau, Macarena Paredes-Mealla, Verónica Guillen

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Article in Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05157607 (Family Connections for Caregivers of People With Suicidal Behavior), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Family Connections for Caregivers of People With Suicidal Behavior: Study Protocol of a Randomized Control Trial.

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of ValenciaRan2021 to 2023Enrolled124ConditionsRelativesArmsFamily Connections Protocol for Relatives of Patients with SBD., Treatment as Usual Optimized Protocol (TAU-O)
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Jose H Marco-SalvadorDepartment of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatments, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, Avda. Blasco Ibañez, 21, Valencia, 46010, Spain. jose.h.marco@uv.es.
Sandra Perez-RodriguezDepartment of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatments, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, Avda. Blasco Ibañez, 21, Valencia, 46010, Spain.
Laura Diaz-SanahujaDepartment of Basic, Clinical & Psychobiology, Universitat Jaume I de Castellón, Avenidad Sos Baynat, s/n, Castellón de la Plana, España.
Antonio GrauIta-Salud Mental, Especialistas en Salud Mental, C/Tavern, 61, Barcelona, 08006, Spain.
Macarena Paredes-MeallaDepartment of Basic, Clinical & Psychobiology, Universitat Jaume I de Castellón, Avenidad Sos Baynat, s/n, Castellón de la Plana, España.
Verónica GuillenDepartment of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatments, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, Avda. Blasco Ibañez, 21, Valencia, 46010, Spain.

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Abstract

backgroundFamily members of individuals who have attempted suicide may experience feelings of guilt, depression, hopelessness, and burnout. Previous studies suggest that Psychoeducational Interventions (PI) for caregivers of people with suicide attempts improve their feelings of caregiver burden and that Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) helps to reduce caregivers' burden, depression, and validating behaviors. However, no studies have analyzed whether DBT is more effective than PI for caregivers of people who have made suicide attempts.

methodsThe aim of the study was to analyze the differential efficacy of the DBT vs. PI. The study was a superiority trial with a two-arm randomized controlled design. The intention-to-treat principle was employed using mixed-effects models. In all, 108 caregivers of patients diagnosed with Suicide Behavior Disorder were randomized.

resultsDBT was equally effective as PI in alleviating caregivers' burden. DBT was more effective than PI in increasing caregivers´ family empowerment and validation behaviors and reducing stress.

conclusionsThis study suggests that DBT could be an effective intervention for caregivers of people with suicide attempts.

trial registrationThe study was registered on December 15, 2021 in https://www. CLINICALTRIALS: gov/ ID: NCT05157607.

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BurdenCaregiversDialectical behavioral therapyEfficacyPsychoeducational interventionSuicide attempters

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PMID42288925
PMCPMC13602532

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