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Do Dialectical Behavior Therapy-Based Interventions Decrease Adolescent Externalizing Symptoms? A Meta-Analysis

Society of Clinical Psychology

Adolescence is an important developmental period during which youth experience key changes in their ability to regulate emotions and behavior, and engage in more reward-seeking and risk-taking behaviors than during childhood (Andrews et al., Although externalizing problems are a common reason for psychiatric referrals (Connor et al.,

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Synthesizing Findings on Cognitive Flexibility and Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors

Society of Clinical Psychology

Several interventions for SITB include strategies to improve cognitive flexibility (e.g., His interests centre around fostering a better understanding of why people engage in behaviors that are harmful to themselves, with an emphasis on suicide and self-injury. DBT skills training manual (2nd ed.). Bryan, 2019; Kiosses et al.,