Amirhossien Akbari; Bahramali Ghanbari Hashem Abadi; mohammad javad asghari ebrahim abad; maryam azadeganmehr
Abstract
This study examines the effectiveness of integrated therapy to improve executive functions and reduce aggression were criminal prisoners with a personality disorder. Quasi-experimental research in which pretest-posttest control group design was used. The study sample size of this study were male prisoners ...
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This study examines the effectiveness of integrated therapy to improve executive functions and reduce aggression were criminal prisoners with a personality disorder. Quasi-experimental research in which pretest-posttest control group design was used. The study sample size of this study were male prisoners in Mashhad, one of the central prison advisory units (408 people). Among them were 21 people who have entry criteria, are available as samples were selected randomly (12 in the experimental group and 9 in the control group) were assigned. Research tools multi-personality questionnaire 3 million, scale executive functions Barclay and the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using ANCOVA was used. The results showed that integrated therapy leads to improved executive functions and reduces aggression. Thus, according to the results of the study could be due to psychological problems prisoners stating that unity is essential and integrated therapy can be used to improve a lot of detainees have psychological problems.
