Title

Teaching healthy anger management

Source Publication

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care

Authors

Sandra Thomas, University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

January 2001

Abstract

TOPIC. Teaching anger management in the community.

PURPOSE. To describe anger management and offer guidelines for assessing potential participants and teaching healthy behaviors.

SOURCES. Drawing from the literature, more than 10 years of quantitative and qualitative studies by our research team, and 5 years of experience in conducting anger management groups, the author presents basic principles of teaching anger management. A model is described for a 4-week group for women.

CONCLUSIONS. Anger management has wide applicability to a variety of constituencies for both primary and secondary prevention. Advanced practice psychiatric nurses are well-qualified to provide this psychoeducational intervention.

Recommended Citation

Thomas, S.P. (2001). Teaching healthy anger management. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 37, 41-48.