The impact of trauma-focused psychotherapies on anger: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Stephanie Y WellsTapan A PatelTate F HalversonStefanie T LoSavioLeslie MorlandTamara WachsmanGabriella T PonziniKatherine KeltonMargaret-Anne MackintoshAshlyn PowellSamantha KaplanKirsten H Dillon

Published in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2024)

Overall, trauma-focused treatments for PTSD significantly improve anger, but the magnitude of change is small-to-medium. Additional research is needed to determine how best to maximize anger outcomes following trauma-focused treatment or determine if and when targeted anger treatment is needed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

trauma patients
emergency department
combination therapy
social support