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100 _aWalker, Lenore Edna A.,
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245 _aThe battered woman syndrome /
_c Lenore E. A. Walker, EdD.
250 _aFourth Edition.
264 _aNew York :
_bSpringer Publishing Company,
_c 2017.
300 _axv, 564 pages :
_b illustrations ;
_c24 cm.
336 _btxt
337 _2rdamedia
_bn
338 _2rdacarrier
_bnc
500 _aRevised edition of the author's The battered woman syndrome, 2009.
500 _aIncludes index.
505 _aPreface -- Acknowledgments -- Myths and science of domestic violence -- The battered woman syndrome study overview -- History -- What is the battered woman syndrome? -- Learned helplessness, learned optimism, positive psychology -- Walker cycle theory of intimate partner violence -- Interaction of intimate partner violence and other family violence -- Psychological impact of violence in the home on children -- Child abuse and domestic violence -- Sex trafficking of children -- Battered women's attachment styles, sexuality and interpersonal relationships -- Murder-suicide and self defense -- Cross cultural & cross national issues -- Intervention strategies -- Risk assessment and lethal potential -- Battered women's health needs -- Battered women's mental health needs -- Substance abuse and domestic violence -- Trauma informed psychotherapy -- Survivor therapy empowerment program step -- Application of psychology to the legal system -- False confessions of battered women -- Family court, child custody & domestic violence -- Domestic violence courts & batterer?s treatment programs -- Battered women in criminal court, jail & prison -- Index.
050 _a HV6626.2
_b.W33 2017
082 _a362.8292
_bL1825b4
650 0 _9188965
_aWife abuse
_z United States.
650 0 _948621
_aAbused wives
_z United States
_x Psychology.
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