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An integrated cognitive–behavioural approach to the aetiology and treatment of violence
Author(s) -
Timmerman Irma G. H.,
Emmelkamp Paul M. G.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
clinical psychology and psychotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.315
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1099-0879
pISSN - 1063-3995
DOI - 10.1002/cpp.447
Subject(s) - psychology , criminal behaviour , personality , cognition , etiology , developmental psychology , personality disorders , clinical psychology , social psychology , criminology , psychiatry
In this article a number of environmental and psychological variables that play an important role in the assessment and treatment of violent offenders are discussed. Several theories on the aetiology of deviant and criminal behaviour are presented, with a special emphasis on parental rearing styles, traumatic experiences, co‐current mental disorders and personality disorders. These theories are integrated in a model of the development of criminal behaviour. This holistic model may be useful in the assessment and treatment of offenders, since it offers theory based explanations for the development of violent behaviour in individual offenders. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.