Research Catalog

Title

The battered woman syndrome / Lenore E.A. Walker ; with research associates.

Author

Walker, Lenore E.

Publication

New York, NY : Springer Pub. Co., c2009.

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Details

Description

xxii, 488 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

This third edition presents updated data generated from the newly modified Battered Woman Syndrome Questionaaire. With a new focus on culture and ethnicity, this data details the experiences of foreign women who either live in their country of origin or the U.S. Like its popular predecessors, this new edition serves as a valuable resource for both professional counselors and students studying domestic violence.

Subject

• Wife abuse > United States
• Abused wives > United States > Psychology
• Battered Women > psychology
• Crime Victims
• Domestic Violence > prevention & control
• Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic > etiology

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-467) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The battered woman syndrome study overview -- History -- What is the battered woman syndrome? -- Learned helplessness, learned optimism and battered women -- Descriptions of violence and the cycle of violence -- Risk assessment and lethal potential -- Body image and health concerns -- Sexuality issues -- Battered women's attachment style and interpersonal functioning -- Substance abuse and domestic violence -- Impact of violence in the home on children -- Cross-cultural and cross-national issues in domestic violence -- Domestic violence courts and batterer's treatment programs -- Battered women in jail and prison -- Mental health needs of battered women -- Survivor therapy empowerment program (STEP).

ISBN

• 9780826102522
• 0826102522

LCCN

^^2009000891

OCLC

150376373

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library