Anger In The News

New Maine Law Shields Animals in Domestic Violence Cases

Experts on domestic violence say many men who abuse wives or girlfriends often threaten or harm their animals to coerce or control the women. To address the problem, Maine's governor, John Baldacci, signed a bill that allows animals to be included in protection orders in domestic violence cases.

Maine isn't the only state addressing this issue. A new program in Columbus, Ohio, takes animals of victims of domestic violence and places them in a women's prison, where the inmates care for them. In Nashville, the city gives such pets a safe haven for up to 30 days. And in St. Louis, the Domestic Violence Pet Assistance Program finds foster homes for the animals.

Full story in the New York Times.

Fiore Interviewed on KCBQ RAdio

Dr Tony Fiore Guest Speaker on KCBQ radio San Diego. He was interviewed on March 26th, 2006 by Crime-Justice & America Magazine and spoke on current trends in anger management training in our society. He also explained the increasing popularity and recognition of the 8 tools of anger control model of anger management now being used increasingly by numerous agencies and programs in California and elsewhere.

Anger Management In Recovery

According to Dr. Tony Fiore, The Anger Coach, managing angry feelings in various stages of recovery is a challenge for many people. It requires mastering specific thought and action skills and then practicing these skills on a daily basis. The costs to persons who do not learn how to regulate their negative emotions are high and include increased risk of relapse, loss of relationships, conflicts at work, loss of respect in the eyes of loved ones, and lowering of self-esteem. Details in Feature article of Steps for Recovery, February, 2006. 

Fiore Interviewed on KNX Radio

Dr Tony Fiore was interviewed on KNX radio on October 31, 2005 for suggestions on how motorists can cope with traffic slowdowns caused by the freeway 22 connector closure in Orange County. Among his suggestions were: (1) better life planning to allow more time for transportation, (2) Safe divresions while stopped in traffic (such as listening to music tapes or learning something new (educational tape), and (3) adjusting one's attitude and self-talk about the frustration you are experiencing. More on his website at http://www.angercoach.com

Fiore Cited in Orange County Register

Dr Tony Fiore was cited in the Sunday, October 30, 2005 edition of the Orange County Register with headline "Traffic in O.C." Fiore was interviewed about road rage and ways to cope with freeway frustration in anticipation of the closing of a connector road from the eastbound Garden Grove Freeway to the southbound Santa Ana Freeway. Fiore conducts anger management classes in Orange and Long Beach, California.

Anger still high in LA

A low-key presentation by the Los Angeles Police Department ran up against raw anger and piercing questions from community members Friday night at a public meeting to discuss Sunday's shooting in Watts. Full story in the LA Daily News

Anger Leading To Murder

"There's so much anger in our society and we need to get out there and control our anger, all of us," Chief Nannette Hegerty said. "What we are seeing now is so hard for the department to have a meaningful effect on without the help of the community." Full Story in Duluth News Tribune

Chronic hostility may make you sick

People who are hostile or angry for longer periods of time are more at risk of health problems, according to a review of recent literature on anger and health.

Does chronic anger really affect health? "Scientists now are pretty confident that it does," Dr. John Swartzberg of the University of California, Berkeley, told Reuters Health.

According to the university's Wellness Letter, preliminary evidence suggests that chronic anger may weaken the immune system and cause other health problems, perhaps by triggering bad habits such as smoking and drinking, or by boosting stress hormones, which may affect immunity.
Full story at: Reuters

More Anger Shootings in Rochester

Rochester's Interim police Chief Cedric Alexander attributes the rise in shootings to more guns on the streets in the hands of people who can be unpredictable and impulsive--criminals unable to cope or manage their anger.

"We're seeing a great deal of impulsivity. People are not able to cope or negotiate and incident that should not even result in any type of violence," he said. More at WAM.com in Rochester.

Coping with angry feelings is essential for anger management. For tools that can help in "emotional regulation," see our new book "Anger Management For The Twenty-First Century"

Jerry Falwell on Howard Dean

In an article titled "The Hate Language of Howard Dean" Jerry Falwell says "Howard Dean need an anger management program"

Full story in Insight on the news

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