Internet-delivered Emotion Regulation Individual Therapy for Adolescents With NSSI - An Open Pilot Study

Internet-delivered Emotion Regulation Individual Therapy for Adolescents With NSSI - An Open Pilot Study

The primary aim is to investigate the effectiveness of an Internet-delivered Emotion Regulation Individual Therapy for Adolescents (ERITA) with nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI).

Inclusion Criteria:

A primary diagnosis of NSSI as defined in Section 3 in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5 of the American Psychiatric Association (DSM-5) < 1 NSSI episode during the past month At least one parent needs to commit to participate in the parent program

Exclusion Criteria:

Bipolar disorder I or primary psychosis Severe suicidal ideation Ongoing substance dependence Insertion/withdrawal of psychopharmacological substances within two months prior to the treatment Other acute primary axis I diagnosis (e.g. anorexia nervosa) that demand treatment in first hand Current life circumstances that would hinder the treatment (i.e. ongoing domestic abuse) insufficient Swedish language skills Cocurrent treatment with Mentalization based therapy (MBT) or Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT)