Anger Management Treatment for Female Juvenile Offenders

描述(由申请人提供)：这份K23提案支持Naomi E.Goldstein博士发展成为一名独立研究员，在青少年司法系统中为青春期女孩开发和评估与心理健康相关的治疗方面具有专业知识。她的长期目标是为犯罪女孩创建一个全面的干预计划，同时缓解心理健康症状，减少攻击性，防止再次犯罪。 女孩是美国司法人口中增长最快的部分。尽管女性青少年被拘留者存在广泛的心理健康问题，但行为障碍和其他与愤怒相关的行为问题往往是年轻女性罪犯遇到法律麻烦的直接原因。此外，还没有开发或评估针对特定精神健康相关问题的经验性治疗，包括愤怒和攻击性的治疗。因此，戈尔茨坦博士的近期目标是开发和评估针对犯罪女孩的愤怒管理治疗计划，采用Lochman，Fitzgerald，&Wsidby针对未被监禁的年轻男孩的成熟治疗方法。 72名女孩将被随机分配到1)青少年司法系统中的女孩愤怒管理干预加标准青少年司法治疗(AMGJJS)或2)标准青少年司法治疗控制条件。预计完成AMGJJS的女孩在治疗后不久将表现出较低的身体和关系攻击率，并在六个月的随访中表现出较低的再犯罪率和较低的愤怒水平。本课程将研究身体攻击和关系攻击之间的关系，以及愤怒、攻击和精神诊断之间的关系。 在获得K奖期间，戈尔茨坦博士将在四个领域建立先进的知识库：评估、研究设计、治疗和政策问题。她将通过以下方式实现她的目标：1)高级读物、课程、研讨会、指导临床经验和合作研究；2)托马斯·格里索、柯克·海尔布伦、约翰·洛赫曼和安娜·努内斯博士的指导；3)杰西·柏林博士、斯蒂芬·莱夫博士和罗伯特·施瓦茨先生的咨询；以及4)拟议研究的实施。戈尔茨坦博士的培训将在德雷克塞尔大学进行，她在那里担任心理学助理教授。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This K23 proposal supports Dr. Naomi E. Goldstein's development as an independent researcher with expertise in developing and evaluating mental health-related treatments for adolescent girls in the juvenile justice system. Her long-term goal is to create a comprehensive intervention program for delinquent girls that simultaneously alleviates mental health symptoms, reduces aggression, and prevents recidivism. Girls represent the fastest growing segment of the U.S. justice population. Despite female adolescent detainees' wide range of mental health problems, conduct disorder and other anger-related behavior problems often present the immediate reason young female offenders encounter trouble with the law. In addition, no empirically-based treatments focusing on specific mental health-related problems have been developed or evaluated with this population, including treatments for anger and aggression. Thus, Dr. Goldstein's immediate goal is to develop and evaluate an anger management treatment program for delinquent girls by adapting Lochman, FitzGerald, & Whidby's well-established treatment for younger, non-incarcerated boys. Seventy-two girls in a post-adjudication facility will be randomly assigned to 1) the Anger Management for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System intervention plus standard juvenile justice treatment (AMGJJS) or 2) a standard juvenile justice treatment control condition. It is expected that girls completing AMGJJS will demonstrate lower rates of physical and relational aggression shortly after treatment and lower rates of recidivism and lower anger levels at six-month follow-up. Relationships between physical and relational aggression will be examined, as will the relationships among anger, aggression, and psychiatric diagnoses. During her K-award, Dr. Goldstein will build an advanced knowledge-base in four areas: assessment, research design, treatment, and policy issues. She will accomplish her goals through 1) advanced readings, coursework, seminars, supervised clinical experiences, and collaborative research; 2) mentorship by Drs. Thomas Grisso, Kirk Heilbrun, John Lochman, and Ana Nunez; 3) consultation with Dr. Jesse Berlin, Dr. Stephen Leff, and Mr. Robert Schwartz; and 4) implementation of the proposed study. Dr. Goldstein's training will be based out of Drexel University, where she is as an assistant professor of psychology.