Assaultive behavior intervention in the Veterans Administration: Psychodynamic group psychotherapy compared to cognitive behavior therapy From: Perspectives in Psychiatric Care | Date: July 1, 2002| Author: Lanza, Marilyn L; Anderson, Jennifer; Boisvert, Charles M; LeBlanc, Anne; Et al | Copyright Nursecom, Inc. Jul-Sep 2002. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

PURPOSE. To compare the efficacy of a psychodynamic psychotherapy group (PPG) and a cognitive-behavior group (CBG) for male veterans with a history of assault.

METHODS. Data collected included the Addiction Severity Index, the Overt Aggression Scale, and the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory. Subjects (N = 27) were assigned randomly to a central group, PPG, or CBG. Analyses included an overall comparison of the groups as well as repeated-measures analyses and adjustments for cova...