Understanding Anger Disorders

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-19-977409-8
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 432 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 655 g

Since classical times, philosophers and physicians have identified anger as a human frailty that can lead to violence and human suffering, but with the development of a modern science of abnormal psychology and mental disorders, it has been written off as merely an emotional symptom and excluded from most accepted systems of psychiatric diagnosis. Yet despite the lack of scientific recognition, anger-related violence is often in the news, and courts are increasingly
mandating anger management treatment. It is time for a fresh scientific examination of one of the most fundamental human emotions and what happens when it becomes pathological, and this thorough, persuasive book offers precisely such a probing analysis.

Using both clinical data and a variety of case studies, esteemed anger researchers Raymond DiGiuseppe and Raymond Chip Tafrate argue for a new diagnostic classification, Anger Regulation and Expression Disorder, that will help bring about clinical improvements and increased scientific understanding of anger. After situating anger in both historical and emotional contexts, they report research that supports the existence of several subtypes of the disorder and review treatment outcome studies
and new interventions to improve treatment. The first book that fully explores anger as a clinical phenomenon and provides a reliable set of assessment criteria, it represents a major step toward establishing the clear definitions and scientific basis necessary for assessing, diagnosing, and treating
anger disorders.

Zielgruppe

Researchers and practitioners in clinical psychology; anyone interested in understanding anger and aggression.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Digiuseppe, Raymond

Tafrate, Raymond Chip

Diguiseppe, Raymond

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie

Über Autor(innen)

Raymond DiGiuseppe is Professor and Chair in the Department of Psychology, St. John's University.

Raymond Chip Tafrate is Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice, Central Connecticut State University.