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Conjugal Violence: What 33 Men Report *
Author(s) -
Coleman Karen Howes
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1980.tb01307.x
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , psychology , psychiatry , domestic violence , population , clinical psychology , suicide prevention , poison control , medicine , medical emergency , environmental health
This is a report on 33 men who are involved in conjugal violence and seeking psychiatric assistance for this problem. Sociodemographic characteristics, nature of the violent episodes, backgrounds of violence, psychiatric histories, and clinical impressions of this population are presented. Therapeutic interventions that have been successful in eliminating violent behavior are described.