You Can Learn to Manage Your Anger
Forty years ago, some psychologists thought it was a bad thing to suppress anger. The new thinking is that it is dangerous not to control anger. Since tantrums and raging are learned behaviors, people can unlearn them through anger management training.
Empowering Women Who Feel Controlled by Their Husbands
By Tammy Bierer, LCSW-C
Many times women stay in their marriage for financial security or for the sake of the kids. What these women often fail to realize is their kids are suffering because they are watching a marriage where neither partner respects each other.
Warning Signs of Potential Domestic Violence
As difficult as it can be to acknowledge that someone in your family may have indications of abusive behavior, knowing how to recognize the early warning signs of potential domestic violence and seeking help before it has a chance to become a real problem can make a positive--perhaps even lifesaving--difference in all of your lives.
If a Friend’s Involved in Domestic Violence…
While confronting the possibility that a friend of yours is either the victim or the cause of domestic abuse--and then figuring out what you should do to help--may be one of the hardest things you’ve ever done, the action you take could save lives...
The Youngest Victims of Domestic Violence
All kinds of stressors can contribute to domestic violence--work demands, unemployment, a precarious economy, substance abuse, and health problems are just a few contributing factors--but no "excuse" ever makes it okay. Nationwide studies reveal that as many as 3 million children are affected by parental domestic violence each year.
Domestic Aggression and Traumatic Brain Injury
By Deborah Bryon, Ph.D.
In the last two decades, family violence has become one of the country's largest health problems. Aggression affects one out of three marriages, accounts for approximately 12% of all homicides, and has been identified as the most common cause of injury in women.
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