Research: Parent therapy may help teens at risk of self-harm or suicide

New research has found that parents of teenagers who self-harm or have suicidal ideation can deal better with associated stress by partaking in a 16-week course that includes mindfulness.

The research, titled An evaluation of the skills group component of DBT- A for parent/guardians: a mixed-methods study, is published in the Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine and was conducted by members of the National Suicide Research Foundation.