Anger Problem Profiles Among Partner Violent Men: Differences in Clinical Presentation and Treatment Outcome

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 189-200

  Murphy, Christopher M ^a   Taft, Casey T ^b,c   Eckhardt, Christopher I ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anger; counseling; intimate partner violence; subtypes; treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERSONALITY DISORDER; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548843886     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.54.2.189     Document Type: Article

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