Brief Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Anger

Handbook of Brief Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 77-100

  Novaco, Raymond W ^a   Jarvis, Kelly L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical disorders; Clinical enterprise; Psychosomatic and conduct disorders; Treatment of anger; Turbulent emotion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891288049     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470713020.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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