Trial reportDepression and anxiety2022
Treatment of anger problems in previously deployed post-911 veterans: A randomized controlled trial.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- Treatment of anger problems in previously deployed post-911 veterans: A randomized controlled trial.Depression and anxiety · 2022Trial
- PTSD symptoms moderate the effects of interpretation bias modification on hostile interpretation bias and trait anger.Journal of affective disorders · 2026Article
- Anger and Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms in Firefighters After a Firefighting Operation with Two Team Member Fatalities.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- An exploratory analysis of obsessive-compulsive personality traits, pathologic anger and quality of life among trauma-exposed veterans.Comprehensive psychiatry · 2025Article
- Development and refinement of the mobile anger reduction intervention for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2024Article
- Effects of Psychotherapy on the Problem Behaviors of Humidifier Disinfectant Survivors: The Role of Individual Characteristics and Adaptive Functioning.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundProblems with anger and aggression affect many veterans who have deployed to a warzone, resulting in serious impairment in multiple aspects of functioning. Controlled studies are needed to improve treatment options for these veterans. This randomized controlled trial compared an individually delivered cognitive behavioral therapy adapted from Novaco's Anger Control Therapy to a manualized supportive therapy to control for common therapeutic factors.
methodsNinety-two post-911 veterans deployed during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), or Operation New Dawn (OND) with moderate to severe anger problems were randomized to receive the cognitive behavioral intervention (CBI) or the supportive intervention (SI). Anger, aggression, multiple areas of functioning and quality of life were assessed at multiple time points inclu\ding 3- and 6-month follow-up.
resultsHierarchical linear modeling (HLM) analyses showed significant treatment effects favoring CBI for anger severity, social and interpersonal functioning, and quality of life. The presence of a PTSD diagnosis did not affect outcomes.
conclusionsCBI is an effective treatment for OEF/OIF/OND veterans with anger problems following deployment, regardless of PTSD diagnosis.
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