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 1) adapt an existing evidence-based cognitive-behavioral intervention (CBI) for the treatment of anger to specific needs of military personnel returning from hazardous deployments, and 2) conduct a randomized pilot study providing preliminary data on the efficacy and acceptability of the adapted intervention in this population. The first phase involved administering the adapted CBI to 12 participants, and a supportive intervention (SI) to two participants. Our experience in Phase I led to further revisions of the manual. The second phase targets 50 male and female participants, randomly assigned to receive either CBI or SI.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA509748

Entities

People

  • M. T. Shea

Organizations

  • Brown University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acceptability
  • Biomedical Research
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Electronic Mail
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Information Operations
  • Instructions
  • Intervention
  • Maryland
  • Military Personnel
  • Pilot Studies
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.