Effectiveness of Anger Management Treatment in Reducing Anger-Related Behaviors in Female Juvenile Offenders

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Anger

In brief

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of an anger management treatment program, Juvenile Justice Anger Management for Girls, in reducing anger-related behaviors displayed by girls in the juvenile justice system.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00720486

Run by

naomi goldstein

People needed

75

Starts

2008-06-01

Expected to finish

2012-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-03-28

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 19. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Assigned to one of the designated juvenile justice facilities
• Has the ability to speak, read, and understand English sufficiently well to complete the procedures of the study
• Disposition to the juvenile justice program must last the 8 weeks of scheduled treatment plus 1 week before and after treatment

You may not qualify if…

• Fails to complete pretreatment assessments
• Current psychotic symptoms, mental retardation, or severe developmental disabilities
• Considered to be a ward of the state (defined as a youth without a parent, either biological or adoptive, as the legal custodian)

Where it is running

• Drexel University — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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