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Reaching Out to Problem Anger: Assessing the Effectiveness of One-Day Cognitive Behavioural Workshops in a Community Setting in the UK

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 April 2016

Nathan A. Illman  and
June S. L. Brown
Nathan A. Illman*
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, UK
June S. L. Brown
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, UK
*
Correspondence to Nathan A. Illman, The Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability, West Hill, London SW15 3SW, UK. E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Background: Problem anger is frequently experienced by the general population and is known to cause significant problems for the individual and those around them. Whilst psychological treatments for problem anger are becoming increasingly established, this is still an under-researched area of mental health. We present an evaluation of a series of one-day anger management workshops for the public, targeting problem anger with a cognitive-behavioural approach. Aims: The main aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief group-based anger intervention in terms of subjectively reported anger provocation levels and of depression and anxiety. Method: Workshop participants completed a number of questionnaire measures at baseline before the intervention and at 1 month follow-up. The key questionnaires measured self-reported anger provocation levels (Novaco Anger Scale-Provocation Inventory), depressive symptomatology (PHQ-9) and symptoms of generalized anxiety (GAD-7). Change scores were analysed using repeated measures analyses. Results: We found a significant reduction in anger provocation among workshop participants at 1 month follow-up (p = .03). Reductions in depression and anxiety were not statistically significant. Conclusions: We conclude that this brief psychoeducational anger intervention was effective in a small community sample and suggest future work should assess the effectiveness on similar brief interventions using a larger client group and examine outcomes on a broader range of anger measures.

Keywords

Problem angercognitive behavioural therapygroup therapyworkshopcommunity
Type
Brief Clinical Reports
Information
Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 44 , Issue 5 , September 2016 , pp. 615 - 619
Copyright
Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 2016 

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