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Anger management in post traumatic stress disorder: a comparison of two methods of relaxation [thesis] / Fionnula MacLiam

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Hdl Handle:
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/87087
Title:
Anger management in post traumatic stress disorder: a comparison of two methods of relaxation [thesis] / Fionnula MacLiam
Authors:
MacLiam, Fionnula
Affiliation:
Health Service Executive (HSE)
Publisher:
University of Derby
Issue Date:
2004
URI:
http://hdl.handle.net/10147/87087
Item Type:
Thesis
Language:
en
Description:
This pilot study was conducted to see whether either of two relaxation methods had any advantage in either effectiveness or acceptability to clients undergoing anger management as part of treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder due to single incident trauma. Nine clients completed the four week programme. Measures used were widely used questionnaires, the IES-R (Weiss & Marmer, 1997), DASS (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995) and the NAS (Novaco, 2003); self-recordings; and physiological - blood pressure and heart rate. The two relaxation methods used were Jacobsonian Progressive Muscular Relaxation and Imaginal Relaxation in which the imagery was provided by the clients themselves. The findings showed no clear results, but suggestions are given for improvements in the design which would enhance a larger study of this topic.
Keywords:
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; MENTAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DISORDER

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DC FieldValue Language
dc.contributor.authorMacLiam, Fionnulaen
dc.date.accessioned2009-11-30T14:46:36Z-
dc.date.available2009-11-30T14:46:36Z-
dc.date.issued2004-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10147/87087-
dc.descriptionThis pilot study was conducted to see whether either of two relaxation methods had any advantage in either effectiveness or acceptability to clients undergoing anger management as part of treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder due to single incident trauma. Nine clients completed the four week programme. Measures used were widely used questionnaires, the IES-R (Weiss & Marmer, 1997), DASS (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995) and the NAS (Novaco, 2003); self-recordings; and physiological - blood pressure and heart rate. The two relaxation methods used were Jacobsonian Progressive Muscular Relaxation and Imaginal Relaxation in which the imagery was provided by the clients themselves. The findings showed no clear results, but suggestions are given for improvements in the design which would enhance a larger study of this topic.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity of Derbyen
dc.subjectPOST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDERen
dc.subjectMENTAL AND BEHAVIOURAL DISORDERen
dc.titleAnger management in post traumatic stress disorder: a comparison of two methods of relaxation [thesis] / Fionnula MacLiamen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.contributor.departmentHealth Service Executive (HSE)en
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