“Is therapy effective for aggression?”

It can be, but a proper assessment needs to be done by a good counselor to determine causation or underlying issues. I worked with one client and simply improving his sleep we saw progress. For others, untreated depression, poor marriage, financial stress or a poor satisfaction with a job may be the issue. Be assessed by a good counselor.

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Yes, therapy is effective for aggressive behaviors. There are multiple modalities that can help to remediate aggressive behaviors but Dialectictal Behavior Therapy (DBT) is recommended.

Hi Yes, CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) can help with emotional regulation skills, such as anger and aggressiveness.

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Absolutely! Anger typically stems from internal issues that therapy and counseling can effectively help you identify and then work on. Oftentimes there may even be a more vulnerable emotion that we suppress beneath our anger because anger almost makes us feel strong and/or is a less vulnerable emotion to display.

Hi, Thank you for your question. Five types of therapy are helpful for aggression: - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) can help you learn to identify and change unhelpful behavior patterns and practice more helpful coping techniques. This approach doesnt focus much on past experiences, but it can help improve symptoms of depression, anxiety, personality disorders, bipolar disorder, and ADHD. - Psychodynamic Therapy can help you address mental health symptoms and emotional distress by tracing their roots to earlier life events. - Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) can help you build and practice skills to tolerate distress, regulate emotions, and navigate interpersonal relationships more effectively. - Interpersonal Therapy can help you explore relational challenges that affect your mood and contribute to depression and other mental health symptoms. - Parent management training can help address tense family dynamics or unhelpful parenting tactics contributing to or reinforcing aggressive behavior. In some cases, a therapist might also recommend working with a psychiatrist to explore medication options for aggression. Some psychotropic medications may help ease aggressive thoughts and behaviors that happen with mental health conditions. These include antipsychotics like risperidone (Risperdal) and haloperidol, and mood stabilizers like carbamazepine (Tegretol), lithium, and valproic acid. I hope this has been helpful! Best, *Jenna Torres, PsyD* LifeStance Health

Many different types of therapy may be helpful in treating aggressive or violent behavior.

Most often for this type of problem, you would see a psychologist or other type of counselor for cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). That is a specific type of therapy to help people learn to understand the cause of their emotions and behaviors and how to improve ways of managing or reducing the intensity of negative feelings such as anger leading to aggression. CBT focuses on the interrelationships between events, thoughts, feelings, and behavior to identify the source of problems and make changes to improve outcomes and quality of life. Find a therapist skilled in CBT to help yourself get past your problems with aggression.

For children and adolescents
https://www.chp.edu/-/media/chp/departments-and-services/brain/documents/neurology-documents/fragile-x-center-documents/fragile-x-aggressive-behavior.pdf
and
https://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/issues/aggression-violence
and
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3411865/