Psychological Abuse in Violent Domestic Relations

Overview

This volume addresses the importance of measuring psychological abuse and shows that psychological aggression can be reliably measured. Part I identifies measurement issues and contains several scales and inventories for measuring psychological maltreatment. Part II discusses the interpersonal dynamics with specific populations, including battered women, low-income women, and African American women. This remains an important resource in the field of domestic violence.

Details

Publisher

Springer Publishing Company

Published

2004

Pages

248

Language

EN

Categories

Family & Relationships / Abuse / General, Family & Relationships / Abuse / Domestic Partner Abuse, Health & Fitness / General, Medical / Health Care Delivery, Medical / Mental Health, Psychology / General, Psychology / Psychopathology / General, Psychology / Physiological Psychology, Psychology / Social Psychology, Psychology / Gender, Social Science / Sociology / Marriage & Family, Social Science / Violence in Society

ISBN-13

9780826111463