Emotie regulatie problematiek: agressie Aggression
Conditions
Interventions
The VRAPT protocol that will be used in this study is the protocol that is
currently used in the study of Klein Tuente et al. (2018). This protocol is
based on the Social Information-Processing (SIP
Sponsors
Universitair Centrum Psychiatrie
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: In order to be eligible to participate in this study, subjects must meet all of the following criteria: - Detainees who are imprisoned in P.I. Vught, The Netherlands. - Detainees with aggression regulation problems in the last month, as measured with the AQ (minimum score of 70). - Minimum age of 18 years old.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: A potential participant who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study: - IQ below 70. - Acute suicidal behaviour or current psychotic episode. - Insufficient command and understanding of the Dutch language. - Epileptic seizure in the last year.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To investigate which adjustments are necessary for the upcoming randomized controlled trial, different evaluations are organized. Before the treatment will start, we will have two focus groups: one with detainees (maximum of 5 in one group) and one with therapists (maximum of 5 in one group) to discuss the VRAPT protocol and ask feedback on the content, the difficulty and the suitability of the protocol. The focus group will take place once and will last a maximum of 2,5 hours. After the treatment starts, every session will be evaluated with the Session Rating Scale (SRS) and additional questions for participants and the trainers. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary objective of this study is to examine the results of the VRAPT in a prison-based population. This is firstly measured on the unit through observation by the prison staff. Observation will be measured through a behaviour-observatory questionnaire by penitentiary institution workers on the unit where the participant is detained. The Social Dysfunction and Aggression Scale (SDAS-9) will be scored, by the mentor of the participant four weeks before treatment starts and will end four weeks after the last treatment. The SDAS-9 is a behaviour-observatory scale in which aggressive behaviour can be measured. The SDAS-9 consists of 9 items measuring the extent of outward physical and verbal aggressive behaviour over a time period of a week (Kobes, Nijman, & Bulten, 2012; Wistedt et al., 1990). Secondly, individual changes are measured through self-report. Self-report will consist of questionnaires which are filled in by participants with help of the research assistant, measuring different types of aggression (overt and covert), anger, impulsiveness, emotion regulation, substance abuse and childhood trauma. The questionnaires will be scored on three different moments during the study: before the treatment, at the end of the treatment and two- months after the treatment ended (in the study of Klein Tuente et al. (2018) a follow-up of three months was used, however in a prison-based sample the duration of imprisonment changes constantly. Using a two-month follow-up increases the chance of follow-up measurements). Four questionnaires will be used to measure different types of aggression, namely the Aggression Questionnaire (AQ), Difficulties in Emotion Regulation (DERS), the Novaco Anger Scale and Provocation Inventory (NAS-PI) and the Reactive-Proactive Questionnaire (RPQ). To measure impulsiveness the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11) will be used. Further, as it is known that individuals who have experienced childhood trauma and subs | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed