Containing aggressive acting out in abused children.
Sixteen physically abused children participated in a 15-week intervention program. Ratings of behavior on a continuum from aggressive to cooperative were made during the program and during in-home follow-up six months later. Following an initial increase in aggressive behavior, significant increases in cooperative behavior were reported.
D000184:Acting Out; D000293:Adolescent; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans