NCT05440214

Targeting Emotion Dysregulation to Reduce Suicide in People With Psychosis

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 68 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Maryland, Baltimore · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

People with psychotic disorders are excluded from most suicide-focused clinical trials despite incredibly high rates of completed suicide, and interventions that have been tested for this population have shown limited impact on suicide. Emotion dysregulation is a significant suicidogenic factor that is understudied in people with psychotic disorders. The investigators propose to implement and evaluate an intervention targeting emotion dysregulation in people with psychotic disorders while employing rigorous statistical modeling and measurement techniques including Ecological Momentary Assessment, which will support future advanced research on suicide and suicide prevention for this high-risk group.

Conditions

• Psychosis
• Suicide

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training	Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training (DBT-ST) is a group-based intervention focused on teaching skills for improving emotion regulation. The sessions will be offered in-person or via approved telehealth services.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-12-02
• Primary completion: 2026-12-30
• Completion: 2026-12-30
• First posted: 2022-06-30
• Last updated: 2025-07-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States