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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Apr
Pages: 9
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Randomized Trial of Anger Control Training for Adolescents with Tourette's Syndrome and Disruptive Behavior
Sukhdolsky, Denis G.; Vitulano, Lawrence A.; Carroll, Deirdre H.; McGuire, Joseph; Leckman, James F.; Scahill, Lawrence
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, v48 n4 p413 Apr 2009
A randomized trial to examine the efficacy of anger control training for treating adolescents with Tourette's syndrome and disruptive behavior reveals that those administered with the anger control training showed a decrease in their Disruptive Behavior Rating Scale score by 52 percent as compared with a decrease of 11 percent in the treatment as usual group.
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Rating Scales, Adolescents, Psychological Patterns, Self Control, Outcomes of Treatment, Neurological Impairments, Program Effectiveness, Behavior Modification, Comparative Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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