Are Anger Management Classes Really Effective?
Does Anger Management really work? That is a question asked by many with relatively limited data to support a non-subjective answer. Yes, there are numerous studies on anger management where the research has been published in a scientific journals and reviewed by peers. Most of these studies have looked at segments of our culture that are incarcerated or who have committed violent crimes. The problem with those reports is most people who take anger management classes are not violent offenders and lead non-criminal lives. There are other studies which can be found on the Internet but only offer data from their own private practice office, which really isn’t valid. This is mostly due to the fact that there is no way to prove the validity of it. The reality is that most out-patient anger management programs don’t have the type of research results that would stand the test of what a major University’s or the APA would require for substantial data. That being said, much can be gained from w
