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This paper describes progress made by violence-prone spouses and parents in keeping their anger under control and stopping themselves from battering other family members. A total of 134 subjects took part in a 10-week structured group therapy program. All had experienced violence in their family, either as a perpetrator or as a victim. After anger control training 85 % of the families were free of further violence and remained so, according to an independent survey completed 6–8 months later.
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Deschner, J.P., McNeil, J.S. Results of anger control training for battering couples. J Fam Viol 1, 111–120 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00977247
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