Cognitive behavioural therapy for anger management: Effectiveness in adult mental health services

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 201-208

  Bradbury, Katherine E ^a,b   Clarke, Isabel ^a  

^a SOUTHERN HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Bay Tree House   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anger management; Cognitive behaviour therapy; Group evaluation

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONTROL; SELF ESTEEM; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 33847009092     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: 14691833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S135246580600333X     Document Type: Article

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