Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Skill Training Based on Dialectical Behavior Therapy on Depression of Orphans

The aim of the present study was to investigate the efficacy of dialectical behavior therapy based on emotional regulation skills in reducing juvenile depression. The method of the present study was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design with a control group. The population consisted of all young boys aged between 12 to 18 living in the state Welfare Organization of Malard in 2014. Pur-poseful sampling was used to select the sample. Beck Depression Inventory was ad-ministred on adolescents living at the Center. According to the test results, 20 students whose depression was higher than average were selected and randomly divided into two groups, experimental and control (each group consisting of 10 subjects). Then, during weeks, the treatment was conducted on the experimental group, while the control group did not receive any intervention. Data were analyzed using ANCOVA. Covariance analysis showed that emotional regulation skills training based on dialectical behavior therapy was effective in reducing depression in these adolescents. Dialectical behavior therapy by means of validation, leads to the acceptance of emotional problems and ultimately, facilitates the adoption of lead changes.