Emotion regulation has been argued to be an important factor in well-being. The current study investigated the effects of adult aging on emotional expression, emotional control and rumination about emotional events, focusing on an emotion which is particularly important in social interaction: anger. Measures of anger regulation and well-being were obtained in a sample of 286 adults aged between...

OBJECTIVES (1) Determine and compare prevalence of forms of anger (FOA; anger, hostility, aggression, anger-in, anger-out, chronic anger) in community nonpatients (n=478), community patients (n=158), acute pain patients (APPs; n=326), chronic pain patients (CPPs; n=341); and (2) develop FOA predictor models in APPs and CPPs. DESIGN A large set of items containing the FOA items was administere...

abu zeyd balkhi, the iranian muslim scholar, theologian and philosopher, who lived in third and fourth hijri centuries, is the first scientist who studied the interplay between the mental hygiene or health and the body hygiene or health. he reported his findings and opinions in his book “masalih al-abdan va al-anfos”. balkhi has attributed the orders of creation and universe to the wisdom of go...

“Anger Management” is the most popular lay term today for any therapy designed to eliminate destructive rage in relationships. The therapeutic community also uses the expression “anger management” most frequently, in lieu of any other term, when marketing to the public’s needs in this area. From a marketing perspective, this makes good sense. Yet, there is a subtle loss of opportunity if all co...

A U.S. Army Reserve Combat Stress Control prevention team was dispatched to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom to provide preventative mental health care to a U.S. Army airborne division and Special Operations forces. The team's mission was to ensure mental health readiness of units in the area of operations. In Bagram, Afghanistan, the Combat Stress Control team identified an...

The purpose of the study described was to evaluate the effectiveness of a cognitive behavioural intervention for anger management with children diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. Forty-five children and their parents were randomly assigned to either intervention or wait-list control conditions. Children in the intervention participated in six 2-h weekly sessions while parents participated in a l...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense's (DOD) recently published and updated Department of Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense VA/ DOD Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of PostTraumatic Stress includes irritability, severe agitation, and anger as specific symptoms that frequently co-occur with PTSD. For the first time, the guideline includes nine specific...

Adolescence is accompanied by specific biological, cognitive, and identity changes. A decreased level of tolerance and identity anxieties are among the signs that can emerge during this period and affect students’ mental health and their quality of academic life. This study aimed to determine the effect of mindfulness based on cognitive-behavioral therapy focusing on anger management regarding ...