Self-Help Resources

Find information here to help understand and manage anger that has become a problem and may be negatively impacting your health and relationships. Information is organized with links to "expert" resources. Individuals receiving treatment for anger problems may also be struggling with depression, substance abuse, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, or any number of other physical and/or mental health conditions. You may find the self-help information posted under these and other behavioral health categories on this web site to be helpful.

Fact Sheets and Handouts

Controlling Anger Before It Controls You
Understand anger, how it is expressed, how to manage it, and when to get help.

Anger management: Recognize and Understand Unhealthy Behaviors
Take a look at what causes anger, what makes some people snap, what anger management classes are all about and how to defuse conflicts.

Anger Management
Become aware of how anger can work as a healthy force in our lives when its positive information is understood and channeled in productive ways.

Anger and Trauma
One theory of anger and trauma suggests that high levels of anger are related to a natural survival instinct. Understand why anger is a common response to trauma and how to get help.

Helping a Loved One Work Through Anger
Some useful tips for helping someone you care about who is struggling with anger.

Anger
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies

Couple Violence
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies

Videos & Audio Tips

Military OneSource
Use "Search" for Audio/Video Tips for Anger, located at the top, right of the banner, after loggining in.

Books & Workbooks

Anger and Aggression
Learn the signs of anger, theories about aggression, and suggestions for preventing or coping with anger.

Overcoming Situational and General Anger: Client Manual (Best Practices for Therapy)
J. Deffenbacher & M. McKay

The Anger Control Workbook
M. McKay & P. Rogers

Bibliotherapy Resource Guide
Department of Veterans Affairs

Web Resources

Military OneSource
Search "Anger"

Web MD
A good variety of anger-related content is featured here.

Mental Help Net
Anger is more than a simple destructive force. Anger is also a critically important part of what might be called self-preservation and self-defense instincts. People who are incapable of getting angry are also incapable of standing up for themselves. Learn how to express anger appropriately.

Veteran and Military Family Health
U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Health

Real Warriors Campaign
Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury