The Short Anger Measure

Abstract

In this brief report we describe the development of a measure of anger that may be used by nurses and other professionals to assess anger and changes in anger with male offenders.The Short Anger Measure (SAM), a 12-item self-report measure of angry feelings and aggressive impulses, was administered to 73 male offenders. The measure demonstrated sound psychometric properties (internal consistency reliability, test-retest reliability), and concurrent validity with an established measure of anger. The potential use of the measure by nurses working in forensic settings is discussed.

Strategies Employed by Forensic Community Mental Health Nurses to Resolve Difficulties in Supporting Offenders With Mental Disorders Under the Medical Treatment and Supervision Act in Japan

“…Regarding support for nurses working in inpatient settings, the reported studies examined the required skills to work with challenging behavior (Barr et al, 2019). They also examined the therapeutic nurse–patient relationships in forensic mental health patients (Doyle et al, 2017) and risk assessment regarding violence (Dickens, 2015; Gerace & Day, 2014).…”