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Article: Anger management all the rage, but does it help?

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February 8, 2004
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ANGER is practically a daily ritual of our lives. From traffic- choked freeways to the pop culture scene, it seems we can't get to work without someone flashing an inappropriate finger or to bed without witnessing the latest celebrity fit or fisticuffs on "Jerry Springer."

Angry outbursts are now almost expected -- and encouraged -- as much for their sheer entertainment as for their redemptive value when used to explain away bad behavior. Just ask anyone who has worked on a television show or movie set in Hollywood. Most recently, baseball great Pete Rose blamed his gambling and lying in part on anger -- something called "oppositional defiant disorder," a condition characterized by ...

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