Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Psychotherapy with Cognitive-Behavioral Approach on Aggression: A systematic Review study

Farzin Bagheri Sheykhangafshe¹ Danial Alizadeh² Golfam Pirabbasi³ Mostafa Naeimi⁴

1) PhD Candidate in Psychology, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran-
2) Master of Clinical Psychology, Lahijan Branch of Azad University, Lahijan, Iran-
3) Master of Clinical Psychology, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran,
4) Master of Clinical Psychology, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran-

IOI Code : XDFZ-FGFZB
Publication : Psychotherapy(psthir.ir)
Abstract :
    Cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy has been much considered by researchers in recent years. Cognitive-behavioral interventions have extensively examined the impact of anger management training (advanced relaxation techniques, cognitive reconstruction, anger management skills, and other techniques) on individuals with the disorder. In this regard, the present review was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of psychotherapy with a cognitive-behavioral approach on aggression. In this study, a systematic review by searching by keywords of psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioral, aggression, delinquency, violence, bullying in the title and abstract of articles published in Google Scholar, PubMed, Scopus, SID, Magiran, Noormags and ScienceDirect Search searched. The main criterion for entry was the printed articles of all relevant Persian and English texts during the years 2010 to 2020. The PRISMA checklist was used to review and control the quality of articles. The findings showed that cognitive-behavioral group therapy was effective in improving the symptoms of coping disrespect and aggression. Anger and aggression generally result from muscle tension and arousal of the autonomic nervous system and endocrine activity and irrational beliefs about others. This therapeutic approach reduces the amount of anger and aggression in delinquents by reducing negative spontaneous thoughts and reducing the use of cognitive distortions and increasing the use of objective understanding of events and correct and efficient logic and the use of behavioral techniques.

Keywords : psychotherapy cognitive behavioral aggression delinquency violence