Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-Based Anger Management Training in Forensic Psychiatry Patients
Effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based Anger Management Training on the Aggression Levels of Forensic Psychiatry Patients: A Randomized Controlled Study
The goal of this interventional study is to determine the effect of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)-based anger management training on the aggression levels of forensic psychiatry patients. The main hypotheses are:
H0: ACT-based anger management training does not affect the aggression levels of forensic psychiatry patients.
H1: ACT-based anger management training reduces the aggression levels of forensic psychiatry patients.
In the study, the researchers implemented an 8-session Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Anger Group protocol for the experimental group. The ACT training sessions were conducted once a week for a total of eight sessions. This program was applied only to the patients in the experimental group.
Both the experimental and control group patients answered the questions in the Personal Information Form, which included the patients' demographic information, and the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire before and after the ACT training.
ACT-based anger management training was an effective method in reducing the aggression levels of forensic psychiatry patients.
Study Overview
Status
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Elâzığ, Turkey (Türkiye)
- Elazığ Fethi Sekin City Hospital- High Security Forensic Psychiatry (HSFP)
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
being admitted to the inpatient psychiatry ward for protection and treatment, being in remission, not having any physical (speech, hearing impairment, etc.) or neurological disorders that would prevent the completion of research forms, being between the ages of 18-65 years, not having any communication problems and being open to cooperation, being literate, and volunteering to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
meeting the inclusion criteria and having organic and mental problems that would prevent understanding and completing the scales.
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Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Experimental Group
Patients in the experimental group receive the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Anger Group intervention. |
An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)-based anger management training program designed to reduce aggression levels among forensic psychiatry patients.
Other Names:
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No Intervention: Control Group
Patients in the control group did not receive the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Anger Group intervention. |
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Aggression Level Measured by the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ)
Time Frame: Baseline and immediately after completion of the intervention
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Developed by Buss and Perry in 1992, this is a self-report scale that evaluates aggression in the context of personality traits in terms of physical aggression, verbal aggression, anger, and hostility |
Baseline and immediately after completion of the intervention
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- 4. T.C. Resmî Gazete. Ceza Genel Kurulu Kararı. 2004. http://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2004/10/20041012.htm. Accessed 16 July 2024.
- 3. Sırlıer Emir B. Tutuklu ve hükümlü adli psikiyatri servislerine genel bakış. In: Akkaya R, Akkaya B, editors. Sağlık Bilimlerinde Güncel Tartışmalar 5. Ankara: Bilgin Kültür Sanat Yayınları; 2022. p. 146-50.
- 2. Balcioğlu YH. Koruyucu ve Toplum Temelli Psikiyatri Perspektifinden Adli Psikiyatri: Suçun ve Şiddet Davranışının Önlenmesi. Turkiye Klinikleri Psychiatry-Special Topics. 2022;15(1):53-9.
- Kennedy HG, Mohan D, Davoren M. Forensic psychiatry and Covid-19: accelerating transformation in forensic psychiatry. Ir J Psychol Med. 2021 Jun;38(2):145-153. doi: 10.1017/ipm.2020.58. Epub 2020 May 21.
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Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
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First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
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Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
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Keywords
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Other Study ID Numbers
- 2021-3/7
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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