ANGER CONTROL FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES: A CRITICAL REVIEW

The literature on the use of cognitively based anger control packages of treatment for people with learning disabilities is reviewed. It is found that the experimental evidence for the effectiveness of such treatment is weak. There is, however, good evidence that two of the components of the package...

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Published in:Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy 2001-07, Vol.29 (3), p.277-293
Main Author: Whitaker, Simon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anger control
Behavior disorders
Behavior therapy. Cognitive therapy
Biological and medical sciences
challenging behaviour
Disability
Independent study
Learning disabilities
Main Section
Medical sciences
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychotherapy
relaxation
self-monitoring
Treatments
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Summary:The literature on the use of cognitively based anger control packages of treatment for people with learning disabilities is reviewed. It is found that the experimental evidence for the effectiveness of such treatment is weak. There is, however, good evidence that two of the components of the package, relaxation and self-monitoring, can be effective in their own right, with relaxation being found to reduce anger and self-monitoring to reduce other challenging behaviours. The use of cognitive procedures with people who have learning disabilities is discussed.
ISSN:1352-4658
1469-1833
DOI:10.1017/S1352465801003022