The effectiveness of dialectical behavioral therapy on the reduction of self- injurious behaviors among soldiers with a history of self-injury
Background: Self-injurious behaviors are seen in young people and adolescents. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of dialectical behavioral therapy on the reduction of self- injurious behaviors among soldiers with a history of self- injury in a military unit. Materials and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fas |
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Iran Air Force Health Administration
2019-12-01
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| Series: | فصلنامه ابن سینا |
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| Online Access: | http://ebnesina.ajaums.ac.ir/article-1-729-en.pdf |
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| Summary: | Background: Self-injurious behaviors are seen in young people and adolescents. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of dialectical behavioral therapy on the reduction of self- injurious behaviors among soldiers with a history of self- injury in a military unit.
Materials and methods: This quasi-experimental study was a pre-test and post-test one with a control group with follow-up. Totally, 20 individual who had the inclusion criteria were randomly selected among soldiers with the history of self- injury. Gratis intentional self-injury behavior questionnaire was used for data collection in pre-test and post-test. After the pre-test, the experimental group was treated in a dialectical behavior therapy. This program was run in 12 sessions of 90 minutes and two sessions a week.
Results: The results showed that dialectical behavior therapy by group method was effective in reducing self-injurious behaviors of soldiers with a history of self- injury in a military unit at the significant level of p=0.04. Also, it was effective in the reduction of intrapersonal and interpersonal functions of self-injurious behaviors among these soldiers
Conclusion: In summary, dialectic behavior therapy had a significant effect in reducing self-injurious behaviors in soldiers with a positive history. |
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| ISSN: | 1735-9503 2645-4653 |