ERIC Number: EJ813188
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 10
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Anger-Control Group Counseling for Women Recovering from Alcohol or Drug Addiction
Gonzalez-Prendes, A. Antonio
Research on Social Work Practice, v18 n6 p616-625 2008
Two experimental conditions, a manualized cognitive-behavioral anger-control treatment incorporating empowerment strategies and a relapse-prevention treatment without the anger-control component, were compared to assess their impact on levels of trait anger and attributional styles of women recovering from alcohol and drug addiction. Participants were predominantly African American, low-socioeconomic-level women living in a residential facility in a major Midwestern city. Although significant changes were found for the anger-control group participants, sample size (anger control n = 8, relapse prevention n = 5) and participant characteristics call for caution when interpreting the results and limit the generalizability of the intervention. As a preliminary study, the findings are encouraging. Recommendations for future research and implications for social work practice are discussed. (Contains 5 tables.)
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Prevention, Drug Addiction, Group Counseling, Psychological Patterns, Social Work, Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification, Comparative Analysis, Counseling Effectiveness, Outcomes of Treatment, African Americans, Low Income Groups, Females, Residential Programs, Recidivism, Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Gender Issues, Moral Values, Responsibility
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