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The additive effect of biofeedback to regular aggression regulation treatment in a forensic outpatient population.

Completed
Conditions
Aggressive behaviour
10021563
Registration Number
NL-OMON50447
Lead Sponsor
Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
24
Inclusion Criteria

1. Proven lack of anger management skills, indicated by either a recently
committed violent crime and/or a high risk of committing one;
2. Assigned to individual outpatient Aggression Regulation Treatment after
multidisciplinary consultation;
3. Basic understanding of mobile applications;
4. Aged 16 years or above.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Acute manic or psychotic symptoms according to the clinician and/or DSM-V
criteria as measured with the (revised) Mini International Neuropsychiatric
Interview (MINI), indicated by a score of 3 (or higher) on item 6 or addendum
item 1 of the Health of the Nations Outcome Scales (HoNOS);
2. Current high risk of suicide requiring immediate intervention according to
the clinician and/or DSM-V criteria as measured with the MINI, indicated by a
score of 3 (or higher) on item 2 of the HoNOS;
3. Severe addiction problems, indicated by a score of 4 on the HoNOS, or severe
conditions requiring immediate intervention or hospitalisation;
4. Insufficient understanding of the spoken and written Dutch language.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
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