Dame Laran- Moris ne'ebe iha Dame (Peace within - Peaceful life): An integrated (culture specific) therapeutic intervention for the management of Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED) in Timor Leste (East Timor).
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED) is an extreme form of anger attacks associated with aggression towards people and/or animals, and the destruction of property.Mental Health - Other mental health disorders
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12612000300875
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of New South Wales
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 64
Inclusion Criteria
1) Participant meets diagnostic criteria for Intermittent Explosive Disorder.
2) Participant has experienced at least 1 traumatic event over their lifetime
3) Participant is willing to take part in therapy
4) Participant is literate
5) Timorese nationals
6) Males and females
Exclusion Criteria
1) Substance use problems, PTSD or depression are dominant
2) Psychosis
3) Dementia
4) Developmentally delayed
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Primary Outcome 1: Anger Expression -Out (AX-O) subscale on the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI-2) will measure the outward expression of anger and aggressive behaviour.[Administered pre-treatment,post treatment and 1 month follow up post treatment];Primary Outcome 2: Anger Expression-In (AX-I) subscale on the STAXI-2 will measure the extent to which anger is suppressed.[Administered pre-treatment,post treatment and 1 month follow-up post treatment];Primary Outcome 3: Anger Control-Out (AC-O) subscale on the STAXI-2 will measure the energy expended in controlling outward expressions of anger.[Administered pre-treatment,post treatment and 1 month follow-up post treatment]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method