Retrospective parental rejection is associated with aggressive behavior as well as cognitive distortions in forensic psychiatric outpatients.

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 495-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danique Smeijers ◽  
Inti A. Brazil ◽  
Erik B. H. Bulten ◽  
Robbert-Jan Verkes
Keyword(s):  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Cognitive Distortions ◽  
Parental Rejection ◽  
Psychiatric Outpatients ◽  
Forensic Psychiatric

scholarly journals Associations Between Neurocognitive Characteristics, Treatment Outcome, and Dropout Among Aggressive Forensic Psychiatric Outpatients

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (12) ◽  
pp. 3853-3872 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danique Smeijers ◽  
Erik Bulten ◽  
Jan Buitelaar ◽  
Robbert-Jan Verkes
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Outcome ◽  
Cognitive Distortions ◽  
Psychiatric Outpatients ◽  
Anger Control ◽  
Aggression Replacement Training ◽  
Trait Aggression ◽  
The Social ◽  
Forensic Psychiatric ◽  
Underlying Mechanisms ◽  
Control Modules

Aggression Replacement Training (ART) is widely used to reduce aggression and is considered to be effective although there are also inconsistent results. Studies investigating the effectiveness of ART do not focus on neurocognitive characteristics. Focusing on these aspects would result in enhanced understanding of underlying mechanisms of ART. The current open uncontrolled treatment study assessed whether neurocognitive characteristics were associated with change in aggression during the social skills and anger control modules of ART among forensic psychiatric outpatients. Furthermore, differences between treatment dropouts and completers and change in these characteristics during ART were examined. A reduction of trait aggression, cognitive distortions, and social anxiety was observed. Neurocognitive characteristics were not associated with change in aggression, could not distinguish treatment completers from dropouts, and did not change after ART. It is suggested that new paradigms should be developed which take into account the social context in which these impairments appear.

scholarly journals Treatment Responsivity of Aggressive Forensic Psychiatric Outpatients

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (12) ◽  
pp. 3834-3852 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danique Smeijers ◽  
Erik Bulten ◽  
Jan Buitelaar ◽  
Robbert-Jan Verkes
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Distortions ◽  
Dropping Out ◽  
Treatment Motivation ◽  
Psychiatric Outpatients ◽  
Aggression Replacement Training ◽  
Trait Aggression ◽  
The Social ◽  
Forensic Psychiatric ◽  
Treatment Responsivity ◽  
Control Modules

Aggression replacement training (ART) is widely used to reduce aggression. Results regarding its effectiveness, however, are inconclusive regarding adults and specific populations displaying severe aggression. The current open uncontrolled treatment study aimed at assessing the social skills and anger control modules of the ART to reduce aggression in forensic psychiatric outpatients (FPOs). Furthermore, characteristics associated with treatment outcome and dropout were examined. The results suggested that aggression changed during the ART. In addition, higher baseline levels of trait aggression were associated with greater reductions of aggression, whereas more cognitive distortions were associated with less reduction. Treatment dropouts were characterized by higher levels of psychopathic traits, proactive aggression, and more weekly substance use. As there was a considerable amount of dropout; it is important to assess risk of dropping out of treatment and, subsequently, improve treatment motivation. This might enhance treatment adherence which may lead to a more successful reduction of aggression.

Lack of correspondence between the reactive proactive questionnaire and the impulsive premeditated aggression scale among forensic psychiatric outpatients

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 471-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danique Smeijers ◽  
Suzanne Brugman ◽  
Katinka von Borries ◽  
Robbert-Jan Verkes ◽  
Erik Bulten
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Outpatients ◽  
Forensic Psychiatric

The Influence Of Misogynous Rap Music On Sexual Aggression Against Women

1995 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christy Barongan ◽  
Gordon C. Nagayama Hall
Keyword(s):  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Sexual Aggression ◽  
Rap Music ◽  
Cognitive Distortions ◽  
Neutral Condition ◽  
Sexually Aggressive ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Female Confederate

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of cognitive distortions concerning women on sexually aggressive behavior in the laboratory. Twenty-seven men listened to misogynous rap music and 27 men listened to neutral rap music. Participants then viewed neutral, sexual-violent, and assaultive film vignettes and chose one of the vignettes to show to a female confederate. Among the participants in the misogynous music condition, 30% showed the assaultive vignette and 70% showed the neutral vignette. In the neutral condition, 7% showed the sexual-violent or assaultive vignette and 93% showed the neutral vignette. Participants who showed the sexual-violent or assaultive stimuli reported that the confederate was more upset and uncomfortable in viewing these stimuli than did participants who showed the neutral vignette. These findings suggest that misogynous music facilitates sexually aggressive behavior and support the relationship between cognitive distortions and sexual aggression.

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