Impact of a dialectic behavior therapy—Corrections Modified (DBT‐CM) upon behaviorally challenged incarcerated male adolescents

• NCJ Number: 306139
• Journal: Journal of child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing Volume: 24 Issue: 2 Dated: April 2011 Pages: 105-113
• Author(s): Deborah Shelton ; Karen Kesten ; Wanli Zhang ; Robert Trestman
• Date Published: April 2011
• Length: 9 pages
• Grant Number(s): 2002-IJ-CX-K009
• Agencies: NIJ-Sponsored
• Award: Connecticut Correctional Health Research Program

Annotation

This article reports the findings of a Dialectical Behavioral Therapy—Corrections Modified (DBT-CM) intervention upon difficult-to-manage, impulsive, and/or aggressive incarcerated male adolescents.

Abstract

A secondary analysis of a subsample of 38 male adolescents who participated in the study was conducted. A one-group pretest–posttest design was used; descriptive statistics and t-tests were conducted. Significant changes were found in physical aggression, distancing coping methods, and number of disciplinary tickets for behavior. The study supports the value of DBT-CM for the management of incarcerated male adolescents with difficult-to-manage aggressive behaviors. (Published abstract provided)