Status:
COMPLETED
Group CBT for Aggression in Veterans
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Conditions:
Aggression
Anger
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) robustly predicts anger and aggression, and U.S. Iraq/Afghanistan-era combat Veterans report that treatment for anger and aggression is among their top priorities....
Detailed Description
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) robustly predicts anger and aggression (Olatunji, Ciesielski, \& Tolin, 2010), and U.S. Iraq/Afghanistan-era Veterans report that controlling anger and aggressive ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- A Veteran will meet criteria for inclusion if he/she meets all of the following criteria:
- Current PTSD based on the CAPS;
- served in combat (regardless of era or country of combat service);
- can speak and write fluent conversational English;
- at least 18 years of age;
- report problems with irritability, anger, or aggression within the past month. Problems with anger and aggression will be defined via the "rule of 4": Inclusion in the study will require a CAPS-V score \> 2 on item 15 (E1), "irritable or angry and showed it in your behavior" item within the past month.
Exclusion
- A Veteran will be excluded from participation if he/she:
- is expected to be unstable on his/her medication regimen during the study;
- currently meets criteria for Bipolar I Disorder or a primary psychotic disorder as determined by the Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM (most current version available) (SCID);
- is receiving (or plan to) other anger-management psychotherapy during the course of the study;
- will be undergoing empirically supported psychotherapy for PTSD during the treatment component of the study;
- meets criteria for substance dependence (other than nicotine) within the past month as determined by the SCID; or
- is determined to have moderate or severe impairment related to traumatic brain injury as measured by the Brief Traumatic Brain Injury Screen and consultation with the Veteran's provider.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 9 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 5 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
66 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02233517
Start Date
February 9 2015
End Date
July 5 2017
Last Update
May 31 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705