The anger control program for patients with substance induced psychosis

Authors

  • Sombut Pratakkunvongsa

Keywords:

anger control program, substance induced psychosis

Abstract

Objective To develop and evaluate the effect of anger control program in substance induced psychosis patients.

Materials and Methods Subjects were 40 substances induced psychosis patients entered to a control or an experiment group by voluntary. The study group received anger control program for six 1- hour sessions within two weeks. The average mean scores of anger control knowledge, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, violence scale, and length of stay were analyzed by t-test.

Result Violence behaviors and length of stay of patients with substance induced psychosis after using anger control program was significantly lower than before using anger control program and improve control group.

Conclusion The anger control program could empower substance induced psychosis patients to deal with anger leading to reduce in violence behaviors and length of stay

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Published

2012-04-05

How to Cite

1.
Pratakkunvongsa S. The anger control program for patients with substance induced psychosis. J Ment Health Thai [internet]. 2012 Apr. 5 [cited 2026 Feb. 27];18(2):105-12. available from: https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jmht/article/view/1002

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 2 (2010)

Section

Original article

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