Influence of music therapy on coping skills and anger management in forensic psychiatric patients: An exploratory study

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 810-836

  Hakvoort, Laurien ^a   Bogaerts, Stefan ^b,c,d   Thaut, Michael H ^e   Spreen, Marinus ^f,g  

^a ArtEZ School of Music   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Forensic Psychiatric Center De Kijvelanden   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^e Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^f NHL STENDEN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^g Research Department of Forensic Psychiatric Center Dr S van Mesdag   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

anger management; coping; forensic psychiatry; music therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER MANAGEMENT THERAPY; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MUSIC THERAPY; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANGER MANAGEMENT THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MUSIC THERAPY; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PRISONERS; RELAXATION THERAPY;

EID: 84931069513     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X13516787     Document Type: Article

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