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Women Surviving an Abusive Relationship: Grief and the Process of Change
Author(s) -
Russell Bonnie,
Ublemann Max R.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1994.tb00950.x
Subject(s) - grief , abusive relationship , psychology , perspective (graphical) , process (computing) , social psychology , domestic violence , key (lock) , psychotherapist , developmental psychology , suicide prevention , poison control , medicine , medical emergency , computer security , artificial intelligence , computer science , operating system
The authors briefly survey the literature about women in abusive relationships and discuss key issues about the change process that arise from that work and are consistent with the grieving process. The constructs of depression, guilt, and decision‐making difficulty among women abused by an intimate partner are examined and compared with the perspective of the normal grieving of a major loss. Implications for counseling practice are considered.