Citation

Tomlinson MF, Hoaken PNS. Int. J. Forensic Ment. Health 2017; 16(3): 215-226.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Simon Fraser University - Mental Health, Law and Policy Institute, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/14999013.2017.1315469

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is designed to target maladaptive behaviors, such as aggression. The present pilot study assessed whether DBT reduces aggression, anger, and hostility in a forensic psychiatric sample (N = 15). A randomized waitlist control pre-post/follow-up crossover design was employed. Group-level findings indicated a reduction in hostility during and following DBT. Individual-level findings indicated some reductions in aggression during and following DBT. Individual-level findings indicated that participants in DBT improved more on measures of aggression compared to participants in treatment as usual. These results are preliminary. Implications and future directions in research are discussed.

Language: en

Keywords

aggression; anger; Dialectical behavior therapy; forensic psychiatric patients; hostility