Getting Control of Your Anger - Robert Allan

Introduction

Dr. Allan has appeared on national TV and print, including "Good Morning America," CBS, ABC, Fox, Women's Day, and The New York Times
This book is unique in its approach to dealing with generational causes and consequences of anger
Dr. Robert Allan is a leading stress and anger expert and spokesperson at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Dr. Allan gives programs and lectures on anger in the family for major corporations, and speaks widely on the subject. The hospital and Cornell will continue to present him as their main spokesperson on the topics of stress and anger, and will support his speaking

About the book

"Anger is one of the most toxic emotions for your heart. Dr. Allan?s program can help stop the cycle of destructive anger. Highly recommended."
--Dean Ornish, M.D., Author, Dr. Dean Ornish?s Program for Reversing Heart Disease and Founder and President, Preventive Medicine Research Institute

Break the hold anger has on your life

Anger, like fear, is a powerful survival tool that has evolved over countless millennia. But when we allow anger to rule our day-to-day lives, it undermines our health, alienates loved ones, and ruins our chances for a happy, healthy life.

Now, Getting Control of Your Anger helps adults who have "inherited" destructive anger patterns learn constructive ways to express themselves and get their needs met. Focusing on breaking the cycle of anger in yourself and your family, Dr. Robert Allan helps you discover the reasons for your anger and find more effective ways to get your core needs met.

With Getting Control of Your Anger you'll learn to:

Get at the root of your anger and take control of it without gimmicks, drugs, or psychoanalysis
Improve your relationships with your loved ones, friends, and coworkers
Break the intergenerational cycle of anger in your family and avoid passing destructive behavior patterns down to your children
Safeguard your health and reduce your risk for cardiovascular disease and a host of anger-related illnesses

About the author

Robert Allan, Ph.D., is a leading expert in the field of anger management with a specialty in coronary risk reduction. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he has been an anger and stress spokesperson for the media for the last fifteen years. Dr. Allan is the recipient of the prestigious 2002 Timothy A. Jeffrey Award for outstanding contributions to clinical health pyschology from the American Pyschological Association.

Donna Blass is a freelance writer specializing in relationships. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, More, Family Circle, Glamour, Brides magazine, and American Baby, among other publications.

Table of contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction

Part 1: The Seeds And Fruits Of Anger

Part 2: Breaking The Cycle

Epilogue
References
Suggested Reading
Index