Reduction of assaultive behavior following anger treatment of forensic hospital patients with intellectual disabilities

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 65, Issue , 2015, Pages 52-59

  Novaco, Raymond W ^a   Taylor, John L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c TYNE AND WEAR NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anger; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Hospital patients; Treatment; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OFFENDER; PHYSICAL ASSAULT; SELF REPORT; VIOLENCE; ANGER MANAGEMENT THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ANGER MANAGEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920569423     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2014.12.001     Document Type: Article

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