Anger Management

Preface

An Anger Epidemic

The other day I crossed the street with two teens who were pushing one another and play fighting without regard for the fact that they were in the middle of a busy intersection. A driver coming down the street approached them, came to a full stop to avoid running them over, and beeped, at which point the boys gave him the finger, cursed at him, and strolled across the street. I am a forensic psychologist who evaluates criminal behavior and parents who are fighting over custody of their kids. Anyone who has experienced this kind of fight knows first hand what it is to live your life day after day, engaged in angry conflict.

I have worked as a forensic expert within family conflicts for the last 10 years and, in the course ...