Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents With Self-harm and Suicidal Behavior- an Open Trial

A 20-week DBT-A with a weekly individual session (45 minutes), a weekly session of multifamily skills training groups with a caregiver (120 minutes), and telephone consultation with individual therapists outside therapy sessions as needed. The treatment consists of four components and is delivered according to the manual except for the phone coaching that PBU offers workdays until 8 pm.