The Managing Anger Trial: Examining the efficacy of a treatment for anger for serving Australian Defence members

Not Applicable

• Conditions: anger; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000900617
• Lead Sponsor: Professor David Forbes

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-08-25
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Stopped early
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Identified PTSD
Problematic anger
Available to engage in 12 sessions of treatment

Exclusion Criteria

Significant alcohol dependence/abuse
Psychosis
Threat to self and/or others
Has engaged recently in focussed anger treatment

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anger as assessed by the STAXI-2, DAR-5 and NAS-PI [Pre-treatment, post-treatment and 3 month follow-up]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
PTSD as assessed by the CAPS and PCL[Pre-treatment, post-treatment, 3 month follow-up];Alcohol use as assessed by the MINI and AUDIT[Pre-treatment, post-treatment and 3 month followup];Depression as assessed by the MINI and the HADS[Pre-treatment, post-treatment and 3 month follow-up];Anxiety as assessed by the HADS[Pre-treatment, post-treatment, 3 month follow-up]