Comparison of Anger Control in Clinical Depressed, Non-Clinical Depressed and Normal People

The goal of the present study was to compare anger control ability in normal, non-clinical depressed and clinical depressed people. 151 persons including 60 normal, 60 non-clinical depressed and 31 clinical depressed persons were asked to complete Tehran Multidimensional Anger Scale (TMAS; Besharat, 2008) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI; Beck, 1979). The results revealed that normal group has been more able to control their anger than non-clinical depressed group, and non-clinical depressed group has been more able than clinical depressed group in anger control. Depression has a longitudinal relation with anger control and they also have a causal relationship.