Status:
COMPLETED
A Pilot Study Comparing the Efficacy of Group Versus Individual Anger Management in Subjects With IED
Lead Sponsor:
University of Chicago
Conditions:
Anger
Intermittent Explosive Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
21-55 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to see how different forms of "Anger Management" compare in reducing anger and impulsive aggressive symptoms in people. "Anger Management" is a common form of "talk therap...
Detailed Description
Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED) is increasingly acknowledged as a common, potentially disabling psychiatric condition. Despite this, there are currently no empirically supported behavioral treat...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The subject meets research criteria for a lifetime diagnosis of intermittent explosive disorder (IED).
- The subject has a Trait Anger Score \> 21 on the STAXI (see above).
- Subject is willing to be randomized to any one of the four conditions.
- The subject is willing and able to cooperate with study protocol (i.e., keep appointments, complete rating forms, etc.)
- Subject gives informed consent to participate in study.
Exclusion
- The subject has any history of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) Axis I bipolar mood disorder, schizophrenia, delusional disorder, organic brain disorder, mental retardation.
- The subject meets DSM-IV criteria for alcohol or drug dependence within 30 days prior to the start of any of the study conditions.
- The subject has a Beck Depression Inventory, 2nd Edition (BDI-II) score \> 32.
- The subject has aggressive obsessions in the context of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
- Current suicidal behavior or homicidal ideation.
- The subject is not willing to be randomized to any one of the four conditions.
- The subject is not willing to cooperate with study protocol (i.e., keep appointments, complete rating forms, etc.).
- The subject, in the opinion of the principal investigator (PI), is not able or likely to cooperate with study protocol (i.e., keep appointments, complete rating forms, etc.)
- The subject is already engaged in an anger management program elsewhere.
- The subject does not give informed consent to participate in study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2002
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
July 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
72 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00127400
Start Date
February 1 2002
End Date
July 1 2006
Last Update
September 5 2013
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The University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637