title: Cognitive behaviour therapy and social skills training improves personality and cognition in incarcerated offenders.
abstract: Cognitive behavioural therapy was given to incarcerated offenders at a maximum security jail. Weekly sessions of 2 hr. were provided over a 5-wk. program for 34 general offenders and 19 sex offenders. The sessions were designed to teach inmates ways of restructuring faulty thinking and improving social skills. Analysis showed improvement in self-esteem and reduction in anxiety and aggressive traits.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Valliant
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Antonowicz
mesh_terms: D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D010553:Personality Development; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*