Treatment of PTSD-Related Anger in Troops Returning From Hazardous Deployments

Abstract

The long-term goal of the research is to provide an effective intervention for the prevention of secondary and escalating effects of poor anger control associated with trauma-related anger problems. The specific objectives are to adapt an existing evidenced-based cognitive-behavioral intervention (CBI) for the treatment of anger to specific needs of military personnel returning from hazardous deployments, and to conduct a pilot study providing preliminary data on the adapted intervention. Progress: The protocol received final Human Subjects approval from (DOD) on February 28, 2006. Work accomplished while waiting for approval includes extensive adaptation and revision of the CBI manual, adaptation and revision of the control condition manual (supportive intervention or SI), and training of the interviewer. Recruiting of subjects began following Human Subject approval. One subject is in treatment and 3 referrals are being scheduled for assessment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA454041

Entities

People

  • M. T. Shea

Organizations

  • Brown University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Cognition
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Education
  • Health Services
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychological Adaptation
  • Psychology
  • Psychotherapy
  • Skeletal Muscle
  • Teamwork
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Clinical Trial Research.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Mental Health of Military Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Risk Factors, Prevalence, Symptoms, and Treatment.