Original submission: 18 August 2014; Revised submission: 09 October 2014; Accepted: 22 October 2014. ABSTRACT Aim To determine the effect of anger management levels and communication skills of emergency department staff on their frequency of being exposed to violence. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey between 11 April and 15...

AIM To determine the effect of anger management levels and communication skills of emergency department staff on their frequency of being exposed to violence. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey between 11 April and 15 October 2013 by using a questionnaire including descriptive features, anger management scale, and communica...

Based on a systematic review of the literature on anger and anger management in sport, there is evidence that anger might be dysfunctional, especially in sports requiring selective attention and fine-tuned motor skills. The research literature suggests that cognitive-behavioral intervention programs can be fruitful in helping athletes to understand and control dysfunctional anger. Therefore, th...

background : violence at work is considered as part of the occupational hazards which can affect medical staff and have undesirable effects on quality of patients care. anger management training causes increases the ability of individuals to change behavior and also can increase the ability of the individual in controlling the excitation in the undesirable conditions. this study aimed to determ...

Everything about conflict is difficult for physicians, who are by nature and conditioning quite confrontation adverse. But conflict is inevitable, and conflict management skills are essential life skills for effective people. The keys to conflict management are prevention, effective communication, and anger management, skills that can be learned and polished. Conflict management skills can enha...

OBJECTIVES We describe a school program based on a student manual for promoting mental health and preventing mental illness. METHODS A preliminary version of the manual was assessed for face validity by two focus groups. The final version was evaluated for acceptability among 253 students in 10 high schools and 1 middle school in Italy. RESULTS The manual included 18 chapters (or "units") w...

The aim of the current study was to describe participants' experiences and examine the effects of group therapy on self-esteem and state anger among the adolescent children of immigrants in the US. A quasi-experimental design and qualitative and quantitative methods were used. Group therapy was conducted for 8weeks. Thirty-three adolescents took part in the study. Quantitative results revealed ...

“Anger Management” is the most popular lay term today for any therapy designed to eliminate destructive rage in relationships. The therapeutic community also uses the expression “anger management” most frequently, in lieu of any other term, when marketing to the public’s needs in this area. From a marketing perspective, this makes good sense. Yet, there is a subtle loss of opportunity if all co...

The current study investigated the effectiveness of a short-term, cognitive behavioral program for 106 primary school-aged children referred with externalizing behavior problems and their parents, compared with 39 children and their parents on a waiting-list to be treated. Exploring Together' comprised a children's group (anger management, problem-solving and social skills training), a parents'...