The Effectiveness of Dialectic Behavioral Therapy - Family and child Skills Training (DBT-FST) on Impulsivity and quality of life in girls with self-harm behaviors

Self-harm in adolescents defined here as intentional self-injury or self-poisoning irrespective of motivation or intent. Present study has been aimed to evaluate effectiveness of Dialectic Behavioral Therapy - Family and child Skills Training (DBT-FST) on Impulsivity and quality of life in girls with self-harm behaviors of 15-17 year old children in Ahvaz city.
This research design is quasi-experimental design. In this study, 30 children were selected by using random Multistage sampling method and were assigned to two experimental group and control group (n=15). The experimental group received 16 sessions of intervention for children (one session per week for 1 hours) and received 8 sessions of intervention for mothers (one session per two week for 2 hours) and control group were waiting for intervention. The participants of both groups responded to barratt impulsivity questionnaire (2002) and Quality of Life Index Cummins (2002).
The findings of data analysis multivariate covariance showed that Dialectic Behavioral Therapy - Family and child Skills Training in (DBT-FST) has significantly reduced symptoms of Impulsivity (p Based on findings we can say Dialectic Behavioral Therapy - Family and child Skills Training was effective in reducing Impulsivity and improves quality of life in girls with self-harm behaviors, so it is recommended to use this approach for students with self – harm behaviors.