Regulating Together for Prader-Willi Syndrome: A Group Behavioral Therapy for Emotion Dysregulation

Criteria the registry did not label

• Child Participant Inclusion Criteria:
• Ages 13-17.5 years
• Confirmed genetic diagnosis of Prader-Willi Syndrome
• Fluent in spoken English
• Adolescent's use of flexible phrase speech or greater
• Meeting clinically significant emotional dysregulation criteria
• Willing to participate in weekly 90-minute group sessions
• Family is willing to keep prescribed psychiatric medication and outside behavioral interventions stable
• Parent, guardian, or legally authorized representative must provide written permission on behalf of the participant
  • Child Participant Exclusion Criteria:
• Initiation of new psychosocial intervention within 30 days prior to first day of treatment
• Presence of physical aggression in the adolescent directed towards a peer outside the home that resulted in injury within 30 days prior to screening
• Presence of comorbid major neuropsychiatric illness warranting other treatment approaches
• Presence of any major sensory impairment that would limit participating in the material including blindness or uncorrected hearing loss
  • Caregiver Inclusion Criteria:
• Age ≥ 18 years
• Lives and cares for their child with PWS for \> 50% of the year
• Fluent in spoken English
• Willing to participate in twice weekly 90-minute sessions, including one virtual session weekly
  • Caregiver Exclusion Criteria:
  • -Presence of any major sensory impairment that would limit participating in the material including blindness or uncorrected hearing loss