학술논문
Manage Emotions to Reduce Aggression: A Pilot Study of a Brief Treatment to Help Veterans Reduce Impulsive Aggression.
Document Type
Journal Article
Author
Miles, Shannon R.; Kent, Thomas A.; Stanley, Melinda; Thompson, Karin E.; Sharp, Carla; Niles, Barbara L.; Young-McCaughan, Stacey; Mintz, Jim; Roache, John D.; Litz, Brett T.; Hale, Willie J.; Stanford, Matthew S.; Keane, Terence M.; Peterson, Alan L.; Consortium to Alleviate PTSD (CORPORATE AUTHOR)
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Subject
*POST-traumatic stress disorder
*TREATMENT of post-traumatic stress disorder
*PILOT projects
*RESEARCH
*RESEARCH methodology
*BEHAVIOR
*MEDICAL cooperation
*EVALUATION research
*PSYCHOLOGY of veterans
*COMPARATIVE studies
*AGGRESSION (Psychology)
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ISSN
0022-3018
Abstract
Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) report more aggression than civilians with PTSD. Because emotion regulation difficulties mediated the relationship between PTSD symptoms and impulsive aggression in veterans, we developed an intervention to increase emotion regulation skills. This pilot study tested the feasibility and acceptability of a three-session treatment, Manage Emotions to Reduce Aggression (MERA), and examined its effectiveness at reducing aggression and emotion dysregulation. Male combat veterans with PTSD and impulsive aggression completed assessments before and 4 weeks after MERA. Overt Aggression Scale measured frequency of aggression; Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale assessed emotion dysregulation. Most veterans (95%) who completed MERA and the posttreatment assessment (n = 20) reported MERA was helpful. Veterans in the intent-to-treat sample demonstrated a significant decrease in their frequency of aggression (Cohen's d = -0.55) and emotion dysregulation (Cohen's d = -0.55). MERA may be an innovative treatment that helps veterans reduce aggression. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]