Megan K Ramaiya1,2, Caitlin McLean3, Upasana Regmi4, Devika Fiorillo5, Clive J Robins6, Brandon A Kohrt2,4,7. 1. Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Box 351525, Seattle, WA, USA. 2. Duke Global Health Institute, 310 Trent Drive, Durham, NC, USA. 3. Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Reno, 1664 N. Virginia St, Reno, NV, USA. 4. Transcultural Psychosocial Organization Nepal, Baluwatar, Kathmandu, Nepal. 5. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University, 12 Executive Park Dr. NE, Atlanta, GA, USA. 6. Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, Duke University, Box 90086, 417 Chapel Drive, Durham, NC, USA. 7. Department of Psychiatry, George Washington University, 2120 L Street, Washington, DC, 20037, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Suicide in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) accounts for 75% of the world's burden of suicide mortality and is the leading single cause of death among Nepali reproductive age women. To advance treatment for suicidal behaviors in LMICs, a single-case experimental design (SCED) was conducted of a culturally adapted Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills intervention for Nepali populations (DBT-N). METHOD: Ten Nepali women with histories of suicidality participated in the 10-session intervention. Outcomes of emotion regulation, suicidal ideation, depression, anxiety, resilience, and coping skills use were measured at multiple time points pre-intervention, during, and at follow-up. Qualitative interviewing assessed DBT-N's feasibility and acceptability. RESULTS: Participants showed improvements in emotion regulation over the course of treatment, which were associated with increased skills use. Rapid, sustained reductions in suicidal ideation and improvements in resilience were observed after DBT-N initiation. CONCLUSION: This SCED supports conducting further evaluation of DBT-N through controlled trials with emotion regulation as a target mechanism of action for reducing suicidal behaviors in LMICs.
BACKGROUND: Suicide in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) accounts for 75% of the world's burden of suicide mortality and is the leading single cause of death among Nepali reproductive age women. To advance treatment for suicidal behaviors in LMICs, a single-case experimental design (SCED) was conducted of a culturally adapted Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills intervention for Nepali populations (DBT-N). METHOD: Ten Nepali women with histories of suicidality participated in the 10-session intervention. Outcomes of emotion regulation, suicidal ideation, depression, anxiety, resilience, and coping skills use were measured at multiple time points pre-intervention, during, and at follow-up. Qualitative interviewing assessed DBT-N's feasibility and acceptability. RESULTS:Participants showed improvements in emotion regulation over the course of treatment, which were associated with increased skills use. Rapid, sustained reductions in suicidal ideation and improvements in resilience were observed after DBT-N initiation. CONCLUSION: This SCED supports conducting further evaluation of DBT-N through controlled trials with emotion regulation as a target mechanism of action for reducing suicidal behaviors in LMICs.
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