The effect of music therapy interventions on assessment and behavior changes in the number of coping skills and social adequacy on newly admitted forensic psychiatric patients in the Netherlands.

Recruiting

Conditions: 1. Forensic psychiatric patients
<br /> 2. personality disorder low social skills, low coping skills or mainly negative coping skills.<br />(NLD: Forensisch psychiatrische patienten, persoonlijkheidsstoornis, slechte sociale redzaamheid en coping vaardigheden of vooral negatieve coping vaardigheden).

Registration Number: NL-OMON24312

Lead Sponsor: Hakvoort, MA, RMTh.prof. dr. BCM Raes (RijksUniversiteit Groningen)prof. dr. HLI Nijman (Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen)

Brief Summary: Dissertation.

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

1. Subjects for the present study are male forensic psychiatric patients who are within the first 6 months of first admittance in the Dutch forensic psychiatric system.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients will be excluded if they suffer from schizophrenia or acute psychosis, have an IQ below 80, are female, had a prior TBS-treatment, suffer from unpredictable aggressive impulses, if they are older than 60.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Effectiveness of musical observation as a diagnostic tool and music therapy as treatment procedure for social adequacy, coping skills and impulse regulation as measured by: <br /><br>1. Number of (negative) coping skills;<br /><br>2. Social skills;<br /><br>3. Impulse regulation skills.<br /><br>4. HKT-30; Diagnostic data (DSM-IV-TR criteria, offence, treatment goals, social skills, IQ (WAIS/Raven), relapses during research);<br /><br>5. Social skills Socio-therapy (FP40);<br /><br>6. Atascadero Skills Profile NV (sociotherapy/psychologist; music therapist<br /><br>7. Coping skills Socio-therapy (FP40) SDAS (social dysfunction and aggression scales) (MTh and sociotherapy);<br /><br>8. Coping reactions during music therapy (FP 40 Music Therapy Coping List);<br /><br>9. General Therapeutic treatment Form;<br /><br>10. Background form music therapists;<br /><br>11. Video or participating observation of coping reactions during music therapy.<br><br><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures