The development of CBT programmes for anger: The role of interventions to promote perspective-taking skills

Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 299-312

  Day, Andrew ^a   Howells, Kevin ^b   Mohr, Philip ^a   Schall, Ernest ^a   Gerace, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anger; Anger management; Cognitive behavioural therapy; Empathy; Perspective taking

Indexed keywords

ANGER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FORGIVENESS; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERVENTION STUDY; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIOLENCE;

EID: 45549102607     PISSN: 13524658     EISSN: 14691833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S135246580800430X     Document Type: Review

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