Personality Disorders and aggression Personality Disorders and aggression
Conditions
Interventions
ST, an integrative form of psychotherapy, is offered in Phase B (6 weekly sessions) and Phase C (20 weekly sessions). Phase B focuses on psycho-education, establishing the therapeutic relationship, an
Sponsors
De Forensische Zorgspecialisten
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a subject must meet all of the following criteria:Older than 18 years oldAggression being the primary focus of treatmentA PD diagnosis, according to DSM-5 criteriaDutch or English literacyIQ above 80
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: A potential subject who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:Current drug- or alcohol dependenceCurrent psychotic symptomsAn Autistic Spectrum Disorder diagnosis, according to DSM-5 criteriaSerious neurological impairment, as assessed by a clinician or practitioner involved.Further, pharmacotherapy that already started may be continued, but the dosage may not be changed and no pharmacotherapy may be initiated during the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Aggression symptoms and anger regulation will be measured by the change of scores on selected subscales of the Forensic Symptoms Inventory – Revised (FSI-R) and the State Anger Inventory 2 (STAXI-2). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Client-formulated goals will be measured weekly as part of the short assessments. Participants rate attainment of two/three personal treatment goals on a visual analogue scale (VAS) of 0-100, with 0 referring to ‘goal not achieved at all’ and 100 ‘achieved a lot more than goal’. The risk of recidivism in violent behavior will be determined using the Forensic Outpatient Risk Evaluation version 2 (FORE v2) als part of the complete assessments at T0,T1, and T2. The presence of various Schema Modes is assessed by the Schema Mode Inventory (SMI). The SMI is administered as part of the complete assessments at T0, T1, and T2. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Contacts
Public ContactN Faber
De Forensische Zorgspecialisten
Outcome results
None listed