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150 000 MR Techniques in Brain Function All institutes and research themes of the Radboud University Medical Center Experimental Psychopathology and Treatment Radboudumc 13: Stress-related disorders DCMN: Donders Center for Medical Neuroscience Radboudumc 7: Neurodevelopmental disorders DCMN: Donders Center for Medical Neuroscience |
Organization:
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SW OW PsKI [owi] SW OZ BSI KLP PI Group MR Techniques in Brain Function Cognitive Neuroscience Psychiatry |
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International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
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Abstract:
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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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