Shame and domestic violence: Treatment perspectives for perpetrators from self psychology and affect theory

Sexual and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-56

  Brown, Jac ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Affect theory; Domestic violence; Perpetrators; Self psychology; Shame

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ANGER; DATA ANALYSIS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; HUMAN; NARCISSISM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SHAME; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0842285545     PISSN: 14681994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681990410001640826     Document Type: Review

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