Brief cognitive behavioural therapy with male adolescent offenders in open custody or on probation: an evaluation of management of anger

Psychol Rep. 1995 Jun;76(3 Pt 1):1056-8. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1995.76.3.1056.

Abstract

A 6-wk. cognitive behavioural program administered to 24 adolescent male offenders assigned to open custody and 5 to probation showed no mean differences on the Test of Nonverbal Intelligence, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, and the Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory. Significant correlations were found for the personality measures with pretreatment and posttreatment scores on the Buss-Durkee Hostility Inventory.

MeSH terms

  • Adaptation, Psychological
  • Adolescent
  • Anger*
  • Child Custody* / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / methods*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Juvenile Delinquency / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Juvenile Delinquency / psychology
  • Juvenile Delinquency / rehabilitation*
  • Male
  • Psychotherapy, Brief / methods*
  • Treatment Outcome