Reducing Stress in Adolescents and Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes to Improve Diabetes Care

Participants will attend group therapy sessions, once a week for 9 weeks. The focus of these sessions will be the thought-emotion-behavior linkages as outlined by cognitive-behavioral theory. Activities will illustrate how thoughts affect emotions and behaviors, the application of these activities to current stressors, and strategies to apply these new skills to future stressors.

Participants will attend group therapy sessions, once a week for 9 weeks. The focus of these sessions will be understanding how to gain control over one's thoughts and feelings using relaxation, meditation, and other mindfulness-based techniques. Activities will focus on the instruction and practice of mindfulness techniques, such as meditation and yoga, and the application of these practices to everyday activities.

Participants will attend group therapy sessions, once a week for 9 weeks. Participants will receive diabetes education via a support group format. The focus of these sessions will be peer group social support and non-adherence diabetes education topics (e.g., emergency preparedness, smoking and diabetes).