Anger: the unrecognized emotion in emotional disorders
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First author draft
Date
2016-03-01
Authors
Cassiello-Robbins, Clair
Barlow, David H.
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Citation
Clair Cassiello-Robbins, David H Barlow. 2016. "Anger: The Unrecognized Emotion in Emotional Disorders." CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY-SCIENCE AND PRACTICE, Volume 23, Issue 1, pp. 66 - 85 (20). https://doi.org/10.1111/cpsp.12139
Abstract
Anger plays a prominent definitional role in some psychological disorders currently widely scattered across DSM‐5 categories (e.g., intermittent explosive disorder, borderline personality disorder). But the presence and consequences of anger in the emotional disorders (e.g., anxiety disorders, depressive disorders) remain sparsely examined. In this review, we examine the presence of anger in the emotional disorders and find that anger is elevated across these disorders and, when it is present, is associated with negative consequences, including greater symptom severity and worse treatment response. Based on this evidence, anger appears to be an important and understudied emotion in the development, maintenance, and treatment of emotional disorders.