Brief anger interventions with offenders may be ineffective: A replication and extension

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 246-250

  Heseltine, Karen ^a   Howells, Kevin ^b   Day, Andrew ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anger; Offenders; Outcome; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OFFENDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REPLICATION STUDY; TREATMENT DURATION; VIOLENCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CRIMINALS; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76849097593     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2009.10.005     Document Type: Article

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