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The batterer : a psychological profile

Author: Donald G Dutton; Susan K Golant
Publisher: New York : Basic Books, ©1995.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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A study based on interviews with more than seven hundred abusive men offers a psychological profile that provides insight into such figures as O. J. Simpson and Joel Steinberg and identifies the triggers for abusive behavior.
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Genre/Form: Case studies
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Dutton, Donald G., 1943-
Batterer.
New York : Basic Books, c1995
(OCoLC)624449440
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Donald G Dutton; Susan K Golant
ISBN: 0465033873 9780465033874
OCLC Number: 32626430
Description: xiv, 209 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents: 1. Drowning in a Red Tide --
2. Are All Batterers Alike? --
3. The Cycle of Violence and the Abusive Personality --
4. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Telling Clue --
5. Shame: The Father's Contribution --
6. Ambivalent and Angry Attachment: The Mother's Contribution --
7. Learning the Ways of Violence --
8. The Assaultive Man as an Adolescent --
9. The Borderline Male: The Cycle of Fear and Rage --
10. Helping the Abusive Man --
11. Some Practical Tips.
Responsibility: Donald G. Dutton with Susan K. Golant.

Abstract:

A study based on interviews with more than seven hundred abusive men offers a psychological profile that provides insight into such figures as O. J. Simpson and Joel Steinberg and identifies the triggers for abusive behavior.

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