Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Effectiveness of an Anti-bullying Intervention for Adolescent Perpetrators: Using Tools Measuring Brain Function and Structure, Cognition and Behavior.
Brief Summary: The investigators recruited school bullying perpetrators from the age of 12 to 17 by referral from the local police department. An anti-bullying intervention based on cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) principles was conducted, and addressed issues related to impulse control, empathy and communication enhancement. All participants completed brain magnetic resonance imaging, neurocognitive tests, and questionnaires before and after the intervention.