Group CBT for Aggression in Veterans
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Aggression, Anger, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
In brief
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. PTSD-related anger and aggression are associated with profound functional impairments, yet to date there are no empirically-supported treatments for Veterans with PTSD and aggression. Effective group treatment programs could improve functioning and facilitate community reintegration for these Veterans. Given that anger impedes progress in treatment of PTSD symptoms, group anger treatment could also improve Veterans' capacity to benefit from individually-administered empirically-supported therapy for PTSD such as prolonged exposure or cognitive processing therapy.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02233517
- Run by
- VA Office of Research and Development
- People needed
- 66
- Starts
- 2015-02-09
- Expected to finish
- 2017-07-05
- Last updated by the study team
- 2019-05-31
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 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.
You may not qualify if…
- 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.
Where it is running
- Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC — Durham, North Carolina, United States
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