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ArticleBMC psychology2026

Dialectical behavior therapy for justice-involved veterans: randomized clinical trial protocol comparing treatment approaches for veterans with criminal-legal involvement.

Emily R Edwards, Ryan Holliday, Sharon Alter, Daniel Blonigen, Suzanne E Decker, Ariana Dichiara, Gabriella Epshteyn, Jeri Forster, Anthony J Fortuna, Michele Galietta and 5 more

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Article in BMC psychology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05974553 (Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Justice-Involved Veterans), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Justice-Involved Veterans: A Randomized Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorVA Office of Research and DevelopmentRan2024 to 2027Enrolled200ConditionsCriminal Behavior, Criminal Recidivism, Psychosocial FunctioningArmsDialectical Behavior Therapy for Justice-Involved Veterans, Supportive Group Psychotherapy for Justice-Involved Veterans
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15 authors.

Emily R EdwardsVISN 2 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Bronx, NY, USA. Emily.Edwards5@va.gov.
Ryan HollidayVA Pacific Islands Health Care, Honolulu, HI, USA.
Sharon AlterVISN 2 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Bronx, NY, USA.
Daniel BlonigenCenter for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Suzanne E DeckerDepartment of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Ariana DichiaraVISN 2 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Bronx, NY, USA.
Gabriella EpshteynVISN 2 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Bronx, NY, USA.
Jeri ForsterDepartment of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA.
Anthony J FortunaVISN 2 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Bronx, NY, USA.
Michele GaliettaDepartment of Psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY, USA.
Nathan A KimbrelMid-Atlantic Mental Illness, Research, Education, and Clinical Center, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Durham, NC, USA.
Matthew StimmelVeterans Justice Programs, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC, USA.
Suzanne ThomasRocky Mountain Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center for Suicide Prevention, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Aurora, CO, USA.
Jack TsaiDepartment of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Marianne GoodmanVISN 2 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Bronx, NY, USA.

Funding

BLRD VA IK6 BX006523HSRD VA IK6 HX003763RRD VA I01 RX004566U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 1I01RX004566-01A1U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs IK6 BX006523U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs IK6 HX003763-01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Criminal-legal involvement is a commonly overlooked risk factor for suicide, preceding up to 30% of suicide deaths in the United States (U.S.). Interventions to reduce risk for suicide and/or criminal-legal involvement, however, rarely address these outcomes concurrently. This paper describes a recently developed intervention, Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Justice-Involved Veterans (DBT-J), that was specifically designed to address concurrent risk of criminal-legal involvement and suicide among at-risk U.S. military Veterans. A protocol for a multisite randomized clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of this intervention is also outlined (clinicaltrials.gov ID: NCT05974553, registered July 26, 2023). Development and evaluation of this intervention highlight necessary considerations around culture and clinical needs of the presenting population, suicide risk assessment and management strategies, and treatment engagement. Each of these considerations can be readily applied to development, evaluation, and implementation of programs for similarly at-risk populations.

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Criminal LawCriminalsDialectical Behavior TherapySuicide PreventionVeteransAdultHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSuicideUnited StatesClinical trialCriminal justiceLegalProtocolSuicideVeteran

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PMID42343438
PMCPMC13551968

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