At a glance
ClinicalIndex Comparison Record- ✓Male gender
- ✓PTSD diagnosis
- ✓Elevated anger: Staxi Trait Score ≥22
- ✓Stable medication regimen
- ✕Current substance dependence
- ✕Current psychosis
- ✕Suicidal ideation or behavior
- ✕Homicidal ideation or behavior
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Telemedicine and Anger Management Groups for PTSD Veterans in the Hawaiian Islands
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating 12 sessions Anger Management Therapy. for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Completed, enrolled 125 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Telemedicine has the potential to profoundly influence the delivery of specialized care to the remote veteran population suffering with PTSD. Preliminary research supports telemedicine technology as a possible solution to improve access to mental health services for veterans with PTSD. The proposed research is a treatment-outcome study that will assess the clinical efficacy of conducting an Anger Management Therapy (AMT) group treatment intervention using a videoteleconferencing (VTC) modality as compared to the traditional in-person modality with veterans who have PTSD and reside in remote locations on the Hawaiian Islands. AMT is a manual-guided cognitive-behavioral, skill based group intervention that has been used nationwide in VA substance abuse programs and most recently has been adopted by many VA PTSD Clinical Teams to treat anger-related to the sequelae of PTSD.
Study Details
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Interventions
Anger Management Treatment (AMT), a 12-session manual-driven cognitive-behavioral intervention developed and found efficacious for anger management treatment with substance abuse veterans and has been applied to the PTSD population. AMT is highly structured with both psychoeducational and psychotherapy components. AMT is aimed at reducing anger affect and aggression through increasing anger management skills.