title: Predictors of anger treatment outcomes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study investigated predictors of therapeutic outcomes for veterans who received treatment for dysregulated anger.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data are from a randomized controlled trial investigating the effectiveness of video teleconferencing compared to in-person delivery of anger management therapy (AMT) among 125 military veterans. Multilevel modeling was used to assess 2 types of predictors (demographic characteristics and mental health factors) of changes in anger symptoms after treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results showed that while veterans benefited similarly from treatment across modalities, veterans who received two or more additional mental health services and who had longer commutes to care showed the greatest improvement on a composite measure of self-reported anger symptoms.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results highlight that veterans with a range of psychosocial and mental health characteristics benefited from AMT, while those receiving the most additional concurrent mental health services had better outcomes.
authors.affiliation: National Center for PTSD / VA Pacific Islands Healthcare System.
authors.forename: Margaret-Anne
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mackintosh
authors.forename: Leslie A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Morland
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kloezeman
authors.forename: Carolyn J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Greene
authors.forename: Craig S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Rosen
authors.forename: Jon D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Elhai
authors.forename: B Christopher
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Frueh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000786:Anger / Q000502:physiology*; D015984:Causality; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: anger; cognitive behavioral therapy; posttraumatic stress disorder; trauma; veterans