The added value of an internet-based intervention for treatment of aggression in forensic psychiatric outpatients-study protocol for a multicentre, mixed-methods randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Even though internet-based interventions have been used in treatment of forensic psychiatric outpatients for over 10 years, no robust effectiveness studies have been conducted in this complex branch of mental healthcare.

Objectives

To present the protocol of a study that investigates whether the addition of the internet-based intervention "Dealing with Aggression" to treatment as usual (TAU) leads to better treatment outcomes than TAU that is delivered solely in-person.

Methods

This study uses a multicentre mixed-methods randomized controlled trial (RCT) design, with four Dutch forensic outpatient organizations. Patients are included if they receive outpatient treatment for aggression. They will be randomized into an experimental condition, in which the int

SUBMITTER: Kip H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11639002 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature