The ... emphasis [of this book is] on procedural guidelines ... The focus is on working with adults, although a life-span developmental perspective is offered in order to appreciate how angry and aggressive behaviors develop and to consider the implications for assessment and treatment ... Although the focus of the [book] is anger and aggressive behavior, many of the assessment and treatment strategies described ... could readily be applied to patients with other psychiatric disorders (anxiety, depression, impulse-control and Axis II disorders.).-Introd.