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OBJECTIVE The objective is to examine the effects of progressive muscle relaxation training and music therapy applied to chronic psychiatric patients attending the Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) on their anger level and sleep quality. METHODS The sample of the study consisted of 66 chronic psychiatric patients (n = 32 in the control group; n = 34 in the intervention group). Progressive muscle relaxation training with music therapy were implemented in the intervention group as 2 sessions per week for 3 months. RESULTS A statistically significant difference was found between the pre-test and post-test mean scores of the intervention group (p ≤ .001). After the intervention, a statistically significant difference was found between the PSQI, anger-in, anger-out, anger-control, and trait anger scale scores of the two groups (p ≤ .001). CONCLUSION Relaxation training and music therapy are effective in controlling anger and increasing sleep quality in chronic psychiatric patients. CLINICAL TRIAL NUMBER NCT04620122.