Jahangir Kashefi Neyshaburi, Narges Zamani, Mohammad Darvishi,
Volume 8, Issue 4 (3-2014)
Abstract
The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of Impulse Control Training on Impulsiveness and Anxiety and Depressions sisters of children with childhood onset fluency disorders: by using a single case design.
Three consecutive chronic outpatients fulfilling DSM-5 and criteria for Impulsiveness were treated according to Core treatment manual of Impulse. Patients were assessed with a battery of measures,
Including the Barrat impulsivity scale (BIS), Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI).
The treatment was associated with large reductions in the specific measures of Impuls (BIS), reductions in general measures of anxiety (BAI), depression (BDI-II).
The results of Effect of Impulse Control Training on Impulsiveness and Anxiety and Depressions sisters of children with childhood onset fluency disorders. Although this study is limited by the absence of a control group, these results clearly imply strong and generalized results for Impulse therapy. The treatment appears therefore promising, although a controlled evaluation of its effectiveness is necessary to draw a definitive conclusion.
