The Battered Woman SyndromeIn this latest edition of her groundbreaking book, Dr. Lenore Walker has provided a thorough update to her original findings in the field of domestic abuse. Each chapter has been expanded to include new research. The volume contains the latest on the impact of exposure to violence on children, marital rape, child abuse, personality characteristics of different types of batterers, new psychotherapy models for batterers and their victims, and more. Walker also speaks out on her involvement in the O.J. Simpson trial as a defense witness and how he does not fit the empirical data known for domestic violence. This volume should be required reading for all professionals in the field of domestic abuse. For Further Information, Please Click Here! |
Contents
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Behavioral Descriptions of Violence | 28 |
The Lethal Potential | 42 |
Sexual Issues for Battered Women | 57 |
Impact of Violence in the Home on Children | 74 |
Violence Alcohol and Drug Use | 91 |
Personality Characteristics and the Battered Woman Syndrome | 101 |
Legal Responses to Changing Violent Behavior | 189 |
Conclusions | 214 |
Tables 136 | 219 |
Sample Selection Procedures | 260 |
Staff Selection and Training | 273 |
The Interview | 282 |
Standardized Scales | 289 |
Data Analysis | 291 |
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