Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Intermittent Explosive Disorder: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 876-886

  McCloskey, Michael S ^a   Noblett, Kurtis L ^b   Deffenbacher, Jerry L ^c   Gollan, Jackie K ^d   Coccaro, Emil F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aggression; cognitive behavioral therapy; intermittent explosive disorder; randomized clinical trial

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT EXPLOSIVE DISORDER; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAXATION THERAPY;

EID: 54849407957     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.76.5.876     Document Type: Article

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