Treatment of trauma related anger in operation enduring freedom, operation Iraqi freedom, and operation New Dawn veterans: Rationale and study protocol.

Findings from this study will help to address the gap in evidence for effective treatments for anger in Veterans. The use of an active control condition will provide a stringent test of the effects of CBI beyond that of common factors of psychotherapy such as therapeutic relationship, mobilization of hope, and support. Findings have the potential to improve treatment outcomes for Veterans struggling with post-deployment anger problems.