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03/01/2008: "Don't suppress anger, say scientists"

The results were startlingly clear: individuals who had trouble controlling expressions of anger were four times likelier to need more than four days for their wounds to heal, compared with counterparts who could master their anger.

But the researchers were also surprised to find that anger has its nuances, too.

Subjects described as showing "anger out" (regular outbursts of aggression or hostility) or "anger in" (repressed rage) healed almost as quickly as individuals who ranked low on all anger scales.

[ If you can get over your anger, or rationalize it, you'll be healthy; if you try to deny your anger, either through pacificism or resentment, you become unhealthy. Makes sense. ]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080220/hl_afp/healthpsychologyinjuryanger