Mood Emot 2023 Nov; 21(3): 80-85   https://doi.org/10.35986/me.2023.21.3.80
Anger Coping Styles in Patients with Mood Disorders
Kyungwon Kim, MD, PhD1 , Eunsoo Moon, MD, PhD1,2 , Hyun Ju Lim, MS1 , Hwagyu Suh, MD1 , Young Min Lee, MD, PhD1,2 , Byung Dae Lee, MD, PhD1,2 , Je Min Park, MD, PhD1,2
1Department of Psychiatry and Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, 2Department of Psychiatry, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Korea
Correspondence to: Eunsoo Moon, MD, PhD
Department of Psychiatry and Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, 179 Gudeok-ro, Seo-gu, Busan 49241, Korea
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Received: October 18, 2023; Accepted: October 23, 2023; Published online: November 30, 2023.
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Abstract
Background: Examining anger coping styles in patients with mood disorders is essential for a comprehensive understanding of them. This study aims to compare anger coping styles between patients with mood disorders and healthy individuals.
Methods: This study involved 237 patients diagnosed with bipolar and depressive disorders and 310 healthy controls. The Anger Coping Scale, specifically developed to assess anger coping characteristics in the Korean population, was used to measure anger coping styles. A comparison was made between patients with mood disorders and healthy individuals.
Results: Patients with mood disorders exhibited higher levels of behavioral aggression (p<0.001), verbal aggression (p<0.001), and anger suppression (p=0.001) styles and lower levels of problem-solving (p<0.001) and tension-releasing (p<0.001) styles when experiencing anger, in comparison to healthy individuals. Furthermore, patients with bipolar disorders demonstrated higher problem-solving (p=0.024) and tension-releasing (p=0.001) coping styles when dealing with anger than patients with depressive disorders.
Conclusion: These results suggest that patients with mood disorders may possess more vulnerable anger coping characteristics compared to healthy controls. Additionally, patients with bipolar and depressive disorders exhibit different anger coping styles. Future study should focus on developing anger coping styles in patients with mood disorders.
Keywords: Anger; Psychological adaptation; Mood disorders; Bipolar disorder; Depressive disorder

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