An application of attachment theory to court-mandated batterers

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 211-217

  Buttell, Fred ^a   Muldoon, John ^b   Carney, Michelle ^c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Violence Program

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment theory; Batterers

Indexed keywords

EID: 29044447027     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-005-5984-z     Document Type: Review

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