Psychosocial Interventions in Adolescents with Emotional Dysregulation

Adolescents with emotional dysregulation (ED) and related clinical pictures represent a group of patients characterized by extreme fragility in terms of development and in terms of scholastic and social adaptation. Children and adolescents with ADHD, mood disorders and borderline personality disorder share ED, which involves cognitive, adaptive and social difficulties. After diagnosis, non-pharmacological interventions in adolescence include psychotherapy, group Social Skill Training, parent training for parents, both single-family and group. The authors present an experience of taking charge of adolescents in a small group with group Social Skill Training combined with multi-family parent training.