Hasan Kalyoncu University (HKU)

Aggression is a serious problem that appears to be common in forensic psychiatric patients. Determining factors related to aggression is important for psychiatric nurses during the treatment, care and rehabilitation of patients. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between childhood traumas, cognitive distortions and aggression in forensic psychiatry patients. This descriptive study was conducted with 103 male forensic psychiatry patients treated in a high security forensic psychiatry hospital. The data of study were collected Introductory Information Form, Childhood Psychological Traumas Scale (CTQ), Cognitive Distortions Scale (CDS) and Buss-Perry Aggression Scale (BAQ). In this study, 82.5% of forensic psychiatry patients were male, 50.5% were married, 49.5% had secondary education, 53.4% were not working. It was found that patients diagnosed with Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disordersa and Bipolar Affective Disorders, who were hospitalised more than 5 times, who used alcohol/substances and who had previous experience of forensic events had higher levels of aggression. There was a significant positive correlation between the childhood traumas, cognitive distortions and aggression. The results of this study reveal important results that will contribute to psychiatric nurses caring for forensic psychiatric patients in determining the patients' aggression and affecting factors during the treatment and care process.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Aggression; Forensic Psychiatric Patients
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: No intervention was made

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 103

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Elazığ, Turkey, 23000
    • Forensic Psychiatry Unit of Elazığ Fethi Sekin City Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

They are people who do not have criminal liability, do not have a reading comprehension problem, and volunteer to participate in the research. Since the forensic women's service was not active, the sample consisted of 103 male patients.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• people who do not have criminal liability
• do not have a reading comprehension problem
• volunteers to participate in the research

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who did not agree to participate in the study or who left the study

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
There was a significant correlation between the childhood traumas and aggression	Four mounth
There was a significant correlation between the cognitive distortions and aggression	Four mounth

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Hasan Kalyoncu University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): November 20, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 30, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): March 30, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 7, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 7, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): June 11, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 11, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 7, 2024
• Last Verified: June 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: nursing; Aggression; childhood traumas; cognitive distortions; Forensic Psychiatric Patients
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Behavioral Symptoms; Aberrant Motor Behavior in Dementia; Aggression
• Other Study ID Numbers: HKUU; Fırat University (Other Identifier: Fırat University)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No