The Effectiveness of a Cognitive Behavioral Counseling Program in Development of Anger Management Skill in a Sample of Females Who Suffer from Dysthymic Disorder

The present study aimed to identify the effectiveness of a cognitive behavioral program in the development of the skill of anger management among a sample of spinsters suffering from dysthymic disorder. To achieve this goal, the researcher prepared a 16-session program. The study sample consisted of (16) females suffering from dysthymic disorder from the clients at the specialized psychiatric clinic in the city of Khan Younis, aged between ( 30-40) years, and who received low scores on a scale of anger management, and at the same time who received high scores in the level of dysthymic disorder as diagnosed by specialist doctors working in the clinic. The study sample has been randomly and equally divided into two groups: the experimental group and the control group. The results showed the presence of statistically significant differences at the level of α ≤ 0.05 between the mean scores of the experimental group and the control group on each of the post-test, and the follow-up test in the skill level of anger management, and showed a rise in the experimental group's level of skill of anger management compared to the control group. The findings also indicated the presence of statistically significant differences between the two measurements pre and post in the skill level of anger management in the experimental group, which means that the program had a positive impact on anger management skill development in females who suffer from dysthymic disorder. This result indicates the effectiveness of the program in achieving the goal of the current study