Group Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for anger: A pilot study

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-83

  Siddle, Ronald ^a,b   Jones, Freda ^a   Awenat, Fairuz ^a  

^a GREATER MANCHESTER MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH MANCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anger; Cognitive behaviour therapy; Group; Outpatients; Psychological treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0037286926     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1352465803001073     Document Type: Article

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