TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Anger treatment with forensic hospital patients
JO  - Legal and criminological psychology
A1  - Renwick, Stanley J.
A1  - Black, Laura
A1  - Ramm, Mark
A1  - Novaco, Raymond W.
SP  - 103
EP  - 116
VL  - 2
IS  - 1
N2  - Purpose. Despite increasing evidence that anger may play a contributing role in the violent behaviour of psychiatric patients, as yet there is a dearth of evidence concerning the utility of anger control treatment procedures with this population. This paper describes the development and preliminary evaluation of an anger treatment protocol modified to meet the needs of secure hospital patients.Method. Four patients having recurrent problems of anger and aggression were provided with anger control treatment based on the new protocol. Evaluation of the intervention was based on clinical assessments and by quantified structured interviews obtained post-treatment with each patient's psychiatrist, key worker, and day-care worker.Results. Therapist assessment and clinical staff ratings testifiy to modest but significant treatment gains for patients. Experience from clinical implementation highlights key issues in treatment process and institutional system integration for achieving efficacy.Conclusions. The results support the application of anger control treatment procedures to severely disordered psychiatric patients in a forensic institution. Given the preliminary nature of this evidence, and in the absence of a controlled clinical trial, continued work is needed on treatment and research protocols.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 1355-3259
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8333.1997.tb00336.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -