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Research review on anger in psychotherapy
Author(s) -
Mayne Tracy J.,
Ambrose Timothy K.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(199903)55:3<353::aid-jclp7>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - anger , psychology , psychotherapist , context (archaeology) , cognition , clinical psychology , experiential learning , anger management , developmental psychology , psychiatry , paleontology , mathematics education , biology
This article selectively reviews clinically relevant research on the theory and treatment of anger. Anger is first defined, within the context of emotion theory, as the cognitive, behavioral, physiological, experiential, and social manifestations of a central nervous system process. The theories and techniques used to treat anger from several theoretical perspectives are then evaluated, making conceptual links to a basic affective model. We then review research on the treatment of anger in clinical populations (aggressive adults and children, clients with post‐traumatic stress disorder, and clients with cardiovascular disease). We conclude with a discussion of anger suppression and inhibition. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Psychol 55: 353–363, 1999.