Brief anger management programs with offenders: Outcomes and predictors of change

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 296-311

  Howells, Kevin ^a,b   Day, Andrew ^a   Williamson, Paul ^a,c   Bubner, Susan ^a   Jauncey, Sue ^a   Parker, Ann ^a   Heseltine, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anger management; Offenders; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFFENDER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 20444378486     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789940500096099     Document Type: Article

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