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Article: Anger-management programs: issues and suggestions: a one-size-fits-all approach doesn't work.
- Article from:
- Behavioral Health Management
- Article date:
- November 1, 2004
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Anger-management programs are springing up to meet societal needs for reducing anger and aggression. Individuals with anger problems may volunteer for such programs or may attend them as part of agreements for continued employment, school attendance, probation, and the like. This article outlines several issues and suggestions for providing anger-management programs.
Use research-supported interventions, and tailor them to user needs. Anger-reduction research is relatively new compared with research on reducing anxiety and depression. Anger-reduction research is hampered by the absence of DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for anger and reasonably well-established ...