Symptom reduction
decreased anger, anxiety, irritable
REMISSION
Participants in both arms identified reductions for a variety of emotional and behavioural symptoms, including “lowered levels of fear,” “decreased worries,” “control over anxiety while communicating with others,” “better mood,” “decreased anger outburst,” “lesser fights” and “better temper control.” In most cases, participants related these impacts to focal problems that were identified at the outset of the problem‐solving intervention.I am not as irritable anymore when I am with my friends or family, and we speak cordially now. We don't quarrel as often. I am confident now. And [I have learned that] I shouldn't isolate myself. Before this, when I would feel tense, I would stay alone, and that would increase the tension. But now, I don't isolate myself. There were also accounts of partial remission, where participants acknowledged the benefits of using a problem‐solving approach but felt that improvement could be further strengthened with time and practice.Earlier, I would go completely blank if I was interacting with a group of people. I could not decide whether I should talk, what should I talk about, what shoul say, but now I am not like that… I talk, I try and socialise with them, I laugh and talk. It has become easier, but I am still a little hesitant; it's not gone. But I think it will get better with the passage of time. 