Lack of correspondence between the reactive proactive questionnaire and the impulsive premeditated aggression scale among forensic psychiatric outpatients

Prior laboratory experiments among healthy samples found that training avoidance movements to angry faces may lower anger and aggression, especially people high in trait anger. To enrich this training and make it more suitable for clinical applications, the present researchers developed it into a Virtual Reality Game for Aggressive Impulse Management (VR-GAIME). The current study examined the effects of this training in a randomized controlled trial among forensic psychiatric outpatients with aggression regulation problems (N = 30). In addition to the aggression replacement training, patients played either the VR-GAIME or a control game. Aggressive behavior was measured pre-, half-way, and post-treatment via self-report and clinicians ratings. No difference was found between the VR-GAIME and the control game. However, the participants reported gaining more insight into their own behavior and that of others. Future VR intervention tools in clinical settings may capitalize more on their benefits for self-reflection within interpersonal settings.

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MMPI-2 based classification of forensic psychiatric outpatients: An exploratory cluster analytic study

Journal of Clinical Psychology ◽

10.1002/jclp.10192 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 59 (9) ◽

pp. 907-920 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Ron J. Nieberding ◽

Carl B. Gacono ◽

Mark Pirie ◽

Lynne A. Bannatyne ◽

Donald J. Viglione ◽

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Keyword(s):

Analytic Study ◽

Psychiatric Outpatients ◽

Forensic Psychiatric ◽

Cluster Analytic

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Alexithymia in Dutch violent forensic psychiatric outpatients

Psychology Crime and Law ◽

10.1080/1068316x.2011.568416 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 18 (9) ◽

pp. 833-846 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

R.H.J. Hornsveld ◽

F.W. Kraaimaat

Keyword(s):

Psychiatric Outpatients ◽

Forensic Psychiatric

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Associations Between Neurocognitive Characteristics, Treatment Outcome, and Dropout Among Aggressive Forensic Psychiatric Outpatients

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology ◽

10.1177/0306624x17750340 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 62 (12) ◽

pp. 3853-3872 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Danique Smeijers ◽

Erik Bulten ◽

Jan Buitelaar ◽

Robbert-Jan Verkes

Keyword(s):

Treatment Outcome ◽

Cognitive Distortions ◽

Psychiatric Outpatients ◽

Anger Control ◽

Aggression Replacement Training ◽

Trait Aggression ◽

The Social ◽

Forensic Psychiatric ◽

Underlying Mechanisms ◽

Control Modules

Aggression Replacement Training (ART) is widely used to reduce aggression and is considered to be effective although there are also inconsistent results. Studies investigating the effectiveness of ART do not focus on neurocognitive characteristics. Focusing on these aspects would result in enhanced understanding of underlying mechanisms of ART. The current open uncontrolled treatment study assessed whether neurocognitive characteristics were associated with change in aggression during the social skills and anger control modules of ART among forensic psychiatric outpatients. Furthermore, differences between treatment dropouts and completers and change in these characteristics during ART were examined. A reduction of trait aggression, cognitive distortions, and social anxiety was observed. Neurocognitive characteristics were not associated with change in aggression, could not distinguish treatment completers from dropouts, and did not change after ART. It is suggested that new paradigms should be developed which take into account the social context in which these impairments appear.

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Age, Gender, and Treatment Attendance Among Forensic Psychiatric Outpatients

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation ◽

10.1300/j076v32n04_04 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 32 (4) ◽

pp. 55-66 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Dianne C. Hadley ◽

John R. Reddon ◽

Robert D. Reddick

Keyword(s):

Psychiatric Outpatients ◽

Treatment Attendance ◽

Forensic Psychiatric

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