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Protocol-based individual cognitive behavioral therapy for anger and aggression delivered in person in an outpatient child psychiatry clinic. The intervention included three treatment modules: emotion regulation, social problem-solving, and social skills. The emotion regulation module focused on recognizing anger triggers, monitoring emotional intensity, labeling emotions, identifying bodily signs of anger, and using strategies to reduce physiological arousal. The social problem-solving module focused on interpreting social cues, considering other perspectives, generating alternative responses, and managing the effect of anger on thinking and decision-making. The social skills module focused on assertiveness, prosocial responses to interpersonal conflict, role-play, guided practice, and generalization of skills to daily situations. Parent guidance sessions were included, and parents were briefed by therapists during the treatment process. The intervention was delivered in addition to t

Routine outpatient psychiatric care, including psychiatric consultation, pharmacological treatment when indicated, and non-behavioral psychosocial interventions available through the clinic.